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FKIE_CVE-2026-72037

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:21 - Updated: 2026-08-17 06:18
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lan743x: Initialize eth_syslock spinlock before use lan743x_hardware_init() calls pci11x1x_strap_get_status() during the PCI11x1x probe sequence. That helper acquires the Ethernet subsystem hardware lock via lan743x_hs_syslock_acquire(), which relies on adapter->eth_syslock_spinlock to serialize access. The spinlock is currently initialized only after the strap status is read. With CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK enabled, taking the zeroed initialized spinlock can trip the spinlock debug check. Fix by initializing adapter->eth_syslock_spinlock before reading the strap status so the probe path never attempts to lock an uninitialized spinlock.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39139b1c1c2b614096519b526112c726adb12ff0
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6523daa6852b1bfef32ec7a105b0217e8a115687
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99a6f37b113c46815deb160c5012073563679ef4
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6a93a42e0e61f0ba0005a942ee3bffb16c0574e
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b99e890e6b32ffa11c145a16fefcf2c7137a9578
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfaefd9a7808736fcd2ed0de108f55c4badc15cc
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: lan743x: Initialize eth_syslock spinlock before use\n\nlan743x_hardware_init() calls pci11x1x_strap_get_status() during the\nPCI11x1x probe sequence. That helper acquires the Ethernet subsystem\nhardware lock via lan743x_hs_syslock_acquire(), which relies on\nadapter-\u003eeth_syslock_spinlock to serialize access.\n\nThe spinlock is currently initialized only after the strap status is\nread. With CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK enabled, taking the zeroed initialized\nspinlock can trip the spinlock debug check.\n\nFix by initializing adapter-\u003eeth_syslock_spinlock before reading the\nstrap status so the probe path never attempts to lock an uninitialized\nspinlock."
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  "lastModified": "2026-08-17T06:18:01.600",
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  "published": "2026-08-15T06:21:12.740",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
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