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        "cveId": "CVE-2026-98798",
        "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "Linux",
        "dateReserved": "2026-09-25T10:25:14.370Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-10-18T15:48:43.367Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-10-19T09:25:50.888Z"
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                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: bcmgenet: fix NULL dereference in set_coalesce before first open\n\nThe Rx ring priv and index are only set in bcmgenet_init_rx_ring(),\nwhich runs at open. Setting the Rx coalescing parameters on an interface\nthat was never opened, e.g. \"ethtool -C eth0 rx-usecs 50\", dereferences\na NULL ring->priv. The oops happens with RTNL held, so networking\nstays stuck until a reboot:\n\n  Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0000000000002788\n  pc : bcmgenet_set_rx_coalesce.isra.0+0x10/0x88\n  lr : bcmgenet_set_coalesce+0xe8/0x180\n  Call trace:\n   bcmgenet_set_rx_coalesce.isra.0+0x10/0x88 (P)\n   __ethnl_set_coalesce.isra.0+0x490/0x570\n   ethnl_set_coalesce+0x48/0xc0\n   ethnl_default_set_doit+0xf4/0x230\n   genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xe8/0x160\n   genl_rcv_msg+0x220/0x2a0\n   netlink_rcv_skb+0x68/0x140\n   genl_rcv+0x40/0x60\n   netlink_unicast+0x338/0x3c0\n   netlink_sendmsg+0x19c/0x3f8\n   __sock_sendmsg+0x64/0xc0\n   __sys_sendto+0x124/0x198\n   __arm64_sys_sendto+0x30/0x48\n\nSet priv and index at probe. Writing the registers while the interface\nis down is harmless because open resets the MAC and\nbcmgenet_init_rx_coalesce() reapplies the stored values.\n\nIt was observed on a Raspberry Pi CM4, but should apply to all other\ngenet devices."
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