Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sfc: fix NULL dereferences in ef100_process_design_param() Since cited commit, ef100_probe_main() and hence also ef100_check_design_params() run before efx->net_dev is created; consequently, we cannot netif_set_tso_max_size() or _segs() at this point. Move those netif calls to ef100_probe_netdev(), and also replace netif_err within the design params code with pci_err.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8241ecec1cdc6699ae197d52d58e76bddd995fa5 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e56391011381d6d029da377a65ac314cb3d5def2 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/68ce59a1fdec97d94384499d3b5bc097fca0dd5d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9703b006a475f474a571801ad3dd9b1bda35273
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f21623b8446735b5e2ac5f8ee69b8743177d7b19
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 25 · as of 7 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-476
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