{"id":"CVE-2026-68375","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"bnxt_en: Handle partially initialized auxiliary devices","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbnxt_en: Handle partially initialized auxiliary devices\n\nbnxt_aux_devices_init() calls auxiliary_device_init() before all fields\nused by bnxt_aux_dev_release() are initialized.  After\nauxiliary_device_init() succeeds, later errors must unwind with\nauxiliary_device_uninit(), which invokes the release callback.\n\nThe release callback assumes that aux_priv->id, aux_priv->edev,\nedev->net and edev->ulp_tbl are all populated.  If allocation fails\nafter auxiliary_device_init(), the release path can otherwise dereference\nor clear partially initialized state.\n\nAllocate and attach the bnxt_en_dev and ULP table before calling\nauxiliary_device_init(), so the release callback only sees a fully\ninitialized auxiliary private object.  If auxiliary_device_init() itself\nfails, free those allocations directly because device_initialize() has not\nrun and the release callback will not be invoked.\n\nThis issue was found by a static analysis checker and confirmed by manual\nsource review.","publishedAt":"2026-08-10T12:03:53.659Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-21T12:43:53.285Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"194fad5b27815ca80e832ac875c0026ff96fc243","status":"affected","lessThan":"e75f1a5b267e820f5b7900c16d84f12c122218cc","versionType":"git"},{"version":"194fad5b27815ca80e832ac875c0026ff96fc243","status":"affected","lessThan":"8549ac21ab503fc7a40bfa8e6beb69e6320d9877","versionType":"git"},{"version":"194fad5b27815ca80e832ac875c0026ff96fc243","status":"affected","lessThan":"4e1caa5fdd0dea36938fe39cceb1522e9d86c937","versionType":"git"},{"version":"194fad5b27815ca80e832ac875c0026ff96fc243","status":"affected","lessThan":"1cb8553c02e93e5a150cebd42f9ee3db0ece4707","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.10","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.10","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.114","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.57","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1.6","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e75f1a5b267e820f5b7900c16d84f12c122218cc","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8549ac21ab503fc7a40bfa8e6beb69e6320d9877","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1caa5fdd0dea36938fe39cceb1522e9d86c937","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cb8553c02e93e5a150cebd42f9ee3db0ece4707"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:12:49.727Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/68xxx/CVE-2026-68375.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-68375","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-08-10T12:03:53.659Z","dateUpdated":"2026-10-21T12:43:53.285Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2026-07-30T09:28:09.386Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"bnxt_en: Handle partially initialized auxiliary devices","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbnxt_en: Handle partially initialized auxiliary devices\n\nbnxt_aux_devices_init() calls auxiliary_device_init() before all fields\nused by bnxt_aux_dev_release() are initialized.  After\nauxiliary_device_init() succeeds, later errors must unwind with\nauxiliary_device_uninit(), which invokes the release callback.\n\nThe release callback assumes that aux_priv->id, aux_priv->edev,\nedev->net and edev->ulp_tbl are all populated.  If allocation fails\nafter auxiliary_device_init(), the release path can otherwise dereference\nor clear partially initialized state.\n\nAllocate and attach the bnxt_en_dev and ULP table before calling\nauxiliary_device_init(), so the release callback only sees a fully\ninitialized auxiliary private object.  If auxiliary_device_init() itself\nfails, free those allocations directly because device_initialize() has not\nrun and the release callback will not be invoked.\n\nThis issue was found by a static analysis checker and confirmed by manual\nsource review."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"194fad5b27815ca80e832ac875c0026ff96fc243","status":"affected","lessThan":"e75f1a5b267e820f5b7900c16d84f12c122218cc","versionType":"git"},{"version":"194fad5b27815ca80e832ac875c0026ff96fc243","status":"affected","lessThan":"8549ac21ab503fc7a40bfa8e6beb69e6320d9877","versionType":"git"},{"version":"194fad5b27815ca80e832ac875c0026ff96fc243","status":"affected","lessThan":"4e1caa5fdd0dea36938fe39cceb1522e9d86c937","versionType":"git"},{"version":"194fad5b27815ca80e832ac875c0026ff96fc243","status":"affected","lessThan":"1cb8553c02e93e5a150cebd42f9ee3db0ece4707","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.10","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.10","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.114","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.57","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1.6","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ulp.c"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e75f1a5b267e820f5b7900c16d84f12c122218cc"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8549ac21ab503fc7a40bfa8e6beb69e6320d9877"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1caa5fdd0dea36938fe39cceb1522e9d86c937"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cb8553c02e93e5a150cebd42f9ee3db0ece4707"}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"Linux","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateUpdated":"2026-10-21T12:43:53.285Z"},"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.10","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.114"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.10","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.57"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.10","versionEndExcluding":"7.1.6"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.10","versionEndExcluding":"7.2"}]}]}],"x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}}