CVE-2026-99198
kernel: net: ethernet: actions: Move setting of netops to fix crash
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 28, 2026
Updated · October 29, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Actions Semi Owl Ethernet driver. When initializing or probing the network device with network traffic shaping enabled, the driver attempts to access network device operations before they are assigned. A local user capable of attaching or probing the device could trigger a null pointer dereference, leading to a kernel crash and resulting in a denial of service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference