# CVE-2026-31621: bnge: return after auxiliary\_device\_uninit() in error path

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-24 · Updated: 2026-06-14

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.19

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnge: return after auxiliary_device_uninit() in error path When auxiliary_device_add() fails, the error block calls auxiliary_device_uninit() but does not return. The uninit drops the last reference and synchronously runs bnge_aux_dev_release(), which sets bd->auxr_dev = NULL and frees the underlying object. The subsequent bd->auxr_dev->net = bd->netdev then dereferences NULL, which is not a good thing to have happen when trying to clean up from an error. Add the missing return, as the auxiliary bus documentation states is a requirement (seems that LLM tools read documentation better than humans do...)

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38c383ec6d37f4b5597f8e6a1f5c2ab31ea01d3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87bc3557c708110d83086bf091328271298a44e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b0c25528cb64f71a73b5c0d49cbbcb68540a4ce

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