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HistoryJul 30, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2024-42116

2024-07-3000:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
4
linux kernel
cve-2024-42116
vulnerability
resolved
igc
netdev
fix

AI Score

6.9

Confidence

Low

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
igc: fix a log entry using uninitialized netdev
During successful probe, igc logs this:
[ 5.133667] igc 0000:01:00.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): PHC
added
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The reason is that igc_ptp_init() is called very early, even before
register_netdev() has been called. So the netdev_info() call works
on a partially uninitialized netdev.
Fix this by calling igc_ptp_init() after register_netdev(), right
after the media autosense check, just as in igb. Add a comment,
just as in igb.
Now the log message is fine:
[ 5.200987] igc 0000:01:00.0 eth0: PHC added