Vulnerability · CVE-2026-99196
net: au1000: move setting of netops to fix crash
Published Oct 28, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 28, 2026 · Linux Linux
Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Open the advisory
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-99196. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Linux Linux with the linked advisory before you change production.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Same product and reporting
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- CVE-2026-99195 · Medium
- Severity
- Medium—
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- Not in the current FIRST EPSS dataset
- Remediation
- Not established
- Affected products
- vendor Linux Linux
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: au1000: move setting of netops to fix crash au1000_probe() calls au1000_mii_probe(), which connects the PHY, before dev->netdev_ops is assigned. phy_attach_direct() -> phy_link_topo_add_phy() reads dev->netdev_ops through netdev_need_ops_lock() since the commit in question, so probing crashes with a NULL pointer dereference when CONFIG_NET_SHAPER is enabled. Assign netdev_ops before the PHY attach, as was done for emac in commit 7c9f391ec89c ("net: emac: move setting of netops to fix crash").
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How to fix CVE-2026-99196
No stored fix
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Version check
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Advisory
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Official advisories
What to do
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Should you patch?
Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for CVE-2026-99196. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Linux Linux with the linked advisory before you change production.
Which versions are affected?
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What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS is absent from the current FIRST dataset. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Timeline
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Oct 28, 2026 · CVE.org
Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: au1000: move setting of netops to fix crash au1000_probe() calls au1000_mii_probe(), which connects the PHY, before dev->netdev_ops is assigned. phy_attach_direct() -> phy_link_topo_add_phy() reads dev->netdev_ops through netdev_need_ops_lock() since the commit in question, so probing crashes with a NULL pointer dereference w
Oct 28, 2026 · OpenCVE
Detected
CVE-2026-99196 is named on the public OpenCVE page.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-99196
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: au1000: move setting of netops to fix crash au1000_probe() calls au1000_mii_probe(), which connects the PHY, before dev->netdev_ops is assigned. phy_attach_direct() -> phy_link_topo_add_phy() reads dev->netd
cve.org - OpenCVEVendor advisoryCVE-2026-99196
CVE-2026-99196 is named on the public OpenCVE page.
opencve.io - Tenable CVE DatabaseVulnerability recordCVE-2026-99196
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: au1000: move setting of netops to fix crash au1000_probe() calls au1000_mii_probe(), which connects the PHY, before dev->netdev_ops is assigned. phy_attach_direct() -> phy_link_topo_add_phy() reads dev->netdev_ops through netdev_need_ops_lock() since the commit in question, so probing crashes with a NULL pointer dereference w
tenable.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- CVE.orgOct 28, 2026
- Tenable CVE DatabaseOct 28, 2026
- OpenCVEOct 28, 2026