CVE-2026-98594

CVE-2026-98594

published October 18, 2026

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tg3: clean up PHYLIB resources on probe failure

tg3_get_invariants() can register an MDIO bus and connect a PHY for

USE_PHYLIB devices. If tg3_init_one() later fails, its common error path

releases the mappings and netdev without undoing those PHYLIB resources.

Disconnect the PHY and unregister the MDIO bus before the remaining

teardown. Guard PHY cleanup with USE_PHYLIB to match tg3_phy_init(), and

call tg3_mdio_fini() unconditionally to match tg3_mdio_init(). The existing

IS_CONNECTED and MDIOBUS_INITED flags make both helpers safe when

initialization only completed partially.

This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research while

reviewing kernel code.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00210 · 10.8th percentile
Published
2026-10-18T20:17Z
References (8)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 OCT 03:34Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 18 OCT 15:19Z
    tg3: clean up PHYLIB resources on probe failure
    cvelistv5
  • 18 OCT 15:19Z
    tg3: clean up PHYLIB resources on probe failure
    cvelistv5