Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 31, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-23020
CVE-2026-23020
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: 3com: 3c59x: fix possible null dereference in vortex_probe1()
pdev can be null and free_ring: can be called in 1297 with a null pdev.
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=4.16.12,<4.17
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.17:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 4.17
Patches
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References
7- git.kernel.org/stable/c/053ac9e37eee435e999277c0f1ef890dad6064bfnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/28b2a805609699be7b90020ae7dccfb234be1cebnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f05f7737e16d9a40038cc1c38a96a3f7964898bnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/606872c8e8bf96066730f6a2317502c5633c37f1nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cff14b831dbdb32675b4c7904dcc3eeeaf47e9dnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4e305ed60f7c41bbf9aabc16dd75267194e0de3nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d82796a57cc0dac1dbef19d913c8f02a8cc7b1a7nvdPatch
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