CVE-2026-53337
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bonding: fix NULL pointer dereference in bond_do_ioctl() In bond_do_ioctl(), slave_dev is obtained via __dev_get_by_name() which can return NULL if the requested interface name…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bonding: fix NULL pointer dereference in bond_do_ioctl() In bond_do_ioctl(), slave_dev is obtained via __dev_get_by_name() which can return NULL if the requested interface name does not exist. However, the subsequent slave_dbg() call is placed before the NULL check: slave_dev = __dev_get_by_name(net, ifr->ifr_slave); slave_dbg(bond_dev, slave_dev, "slave_dev=%p:\n", slave_dev); //here if (!slave_dev) return -ENODEV; The slave_dbg() macro expands to netdev_dbg(bond_dev, "(slave %s): " fmt, (slave_dev)->name, ...) which unconditionally dereferences slave_dev->name before the NULL check is performed. This results in a NULL pointer dereference kernel oops when a user calls bonding ioctl (e.g. SIOCBONDENSLAVE, SIOCBONDRELEASE, etc.) with a non-existent slave interface name. This is reachable from userspace via the bonding ioctl interface with CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, making it a potential local denial-of-service vector. Fix by moving the slave_dbg() call after the NULL check.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.16% probability · 6th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b7558c85493467b2ea20738866b822db6442034Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66693957bacd1c9dae6188a7312d6be69a221f2dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a629418d463fb50d132a1aa063b0105857311e5fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a764b0e8317a863006e05732e1aefe821b9d8c2dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b02b2e3e876c18733b868a29064abd11cdbf8febPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0878106ddc486375084145848ff255dedfff46aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb8fad90f27300add583a8371db504b766d95c7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2cfe290fdb1c32a4f4eb2b8ca3f363b305d21baPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.