CVE-2026-97973 Affecting kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter package, versions <0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el10uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-KERNELUEKMODULESEXTRANETFILTER-20598327
  • published8 Oct 2026
  • disclosed25 Sept 2026

Introduced: 25 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-97973  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:10 kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter to version 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el10uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-500374.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter package and not the kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: macb: destroy the phylink instance on the probe error path

macb_mii_init() creates a phylink instance on both of its success paths, but the probe unwind frees the netdev without destroying it, so a failing macb_alloc_tieoff() or register_netdev() leaks the instance.

Destroy it at err_out_unregister_mdio, which is only reachable once macb_mii_init() has succeeded, so bp->phylink is valid there.

CVSS Base Scores

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