Bug 2436816 (CVE-2026-23084) - CVE-2026-23084 kernel: be2net: Fix NULL pointer dereference in be_cmd_get_mac_from_list
Summary: CVE-2026-23084 kernel: be2net: Fix NULL pointer dereference in be_cmd_get_mac...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-23084
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-02-04 17:04 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-02-06 11:02 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-02-04 17:04:47 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

be2net: Fix NULL pointer dereference in be_cmd_get_mac_from_list

When the parameter pmac_id_valid argument of be_cmd_get_mac_from_list() is
set to false, the driver may request the PMAC_ID from the firmware of the
network card, and this function will store that PMAC_ID at the provided
address pmac_id. This is the contract of this function.

However, there is a location within the driver where both
pmac_id_valid == false and pmac_id == NULL are being passed. This could
result in dereferencing a NULL pointer.

To resolve this issue, it is necessary to pass the address of a stub
variable to the function.


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