Linux Kernel ice Driver: PTP NULL Pointer Deref During VSI Rebuild
CVE-2026-23210 Published on February 14, 2026
ice: Fix PTP NULL pointer dereference during VSI rebuild
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ice: Fix PTP NULL pointer dereference during VSI rebuild
Fix race condition where PTP periodic work runs while VSI is being
rebuilt, accessing NULL vsi->rx_rings.
The sequence was:
1. ice_ptp_prepare_for_reset() cancels PTP work
2. ice_ptp_rebuild() immediately queues PTP work
3. VSI rebuild happens AFTER ice_ptp_rebuild()
4. PTP work runs and accesses NULL vsi->rx_rings
Fix: Keep PTP work cancelled during rebuild, only queue it after
VSI rebuild completes in ice_rebuild().
Added ice_ptp_queue_work() helper function to encapsulate the logic
for queuing PTP work, ensuring it's only queued when PTP is supported
and the state is ICE_PTP_READY.
Error log:
[ 121.392544] ice 0000:60:00.1: PTP reset successful
[ 121.392692] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
[ 121.392712] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode
[ 121.392720] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page
[ 121.392727] PGD 0
[ 121.392734] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 121.392746] CPU: 8 UID: 0 PID: 1005 Comm: ice-ptp-0000:60 Tainted: G S 6.19.0-rc6+ #4 PREEMPT(voluntary)
[ 121.392761] Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC
[ 121.392773] RIP: 0010:ice_ptp_update_cached_phctime+0xbf/0x150 [ice]
[ 121.393042] Call Trace:
[ 121.393047] <TASK>
[ 121.393055] ice_ptp_periodic_work+0x69/0x180 [ice]
[ 121.393202] kthread_worker_fn+0xa2/0x260
[ 121.393216] ? __pfx_ice_ptp_periodic_work+0x10/0x10 [ice]
[ 121.393359] ? __pfx_kthread_worker_fn+0x10/0x10
[ 121.393371] kthread+0x10d/0x230
[ 121.393382] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 121.393393] ret_from_fork+0x273/0x2b0
[ 121.393407] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[ 121.393417] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[ 121.393432] </TASK>
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Affected Versions
Linux:- Version 803bef817807d2d36c930dada20c96fffae0dd19 and below 7565d4df66b6619b50dc36618d8b8f1787d77e19 is affected.
- Version 803bef817807d2d36c930dada20c96fffae0dd19 and below fc6f36eaaedcf4b81af6fe1a568f018ffd530660 is affected.
- Version 6.9 is affected.
- Before 6.9 is unaffected.
- Version 6.18.10, <= 6.18.* is unaffected.
- Version 6.19, <= * is unaffected.
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