In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: Don't process extts if PTP is disabled The ice_ptp_extts_event() function can race with ice_ptp_release() and result in a NULL pointer dereference which leads to a kernel panic. Panic occurs because the ice_ptp_extts_event() function calls ptp_clock_event() with a NULL pointer. The ice driver has already released the PTP clock by the time the interrupt for the next external timestamp event occurs. To fix this, modify the ice_ptp_extts_event() function to check the PTP state and bail early if PTP is not ready.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c4e524811918600683b1ea87a5e0fc2db64fa9b Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/996422e3230e41468f652d754fefd1bdbcd4604e Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c4e524811918600683b1ea87a5e0fc2db64fa9b Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/996422e3230e41468f652d754fefd1bdbcd4604e Patch
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 5
- CwesCWE-367, CWE-476NVD modified 2026-10-21 13:17
- Cpes+7 CPE criteria (now 7)NVD modified 2026-10-21 13:17
- StatusPublished → ModifiedNVD modified 2026-10-21 13:17
- CVSS4.7 (v3.1, CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)NVD modified 2026-10-21 13:17
- First seenunscored · linuxNVD modified 2026-10-21 12:34
Affected (CPE criteria) 7
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c4e524811918600683b1ea87a5e0fc2db64fa9b Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/996422e3230e41468f652d754fefd1bdbcd4604e Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aa83a5eb013f8aff20e701aa25ba6b0eaad0b65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c4e524811918600683b1ea87a5e0fc2db64fa9b Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/996422e3230e41468f652d754fefd1bdbcd4604e Patch