Bug 2502306 (CVE-2026-63837) - CVE-2026-63837 kernel: net: ena: PHC: Check return code before setting timestamp output
Summary: CVE-2026-63837 kernel: net: ena: PHC: Check return code before setting timest...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-63837
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Reported: 2026-07-19 15:03 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-20 16:53 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-19 15:03:00 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: ena: PHC: Check return code before setting timestamp output

ena_phc_gettimex64() is setting the output parameter regardless
of whether ena_com_phc_get_timestamp() succeeded or failed.

When ena_com_phc_get_timestamp() returns an error, the timestamp
parameter may contain uninitialized stack memory (e.g., when PHC is
disabled or in blocked state) or invalid hardware values. Passing
these to userspace via the PTP ioctl is both a security issue
(information leak) and a correctness bug.

Fix by checking the return code after releasing the lock and only
setting the output timestamp on success.


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