# CVE-2026-43372: net: dsa: microchip: Fix error path in PTP IRQ setup

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18
- Published: 2026-05-08 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.6.119, fixed in 6.6.130; from 6.12.61, fixed in 6.12.78; from 6.17.11, fixed in 6.18
- Linux: 6.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: microchip: Fix error path in PTP IRQ setup If request_threaded_irq() fails during the PTP message IRQ setup, the newly created IRQ mapping is never disposed. Indeed, the ksz_ptp_irq_setup()'s error path only frees the mappings that were successfully set up. Dispose the newly created mapping if the associated request_threaded_irq() fails at setup.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3704ac6a0d9a78f66a187515a8ca3faedaf01cc5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e80fef36c676c947072dabeb5803ae59d92ba493
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c58a9fdb0d0e1011aa02455d26d6ebea251979b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2d1d41e0e8ec447d40a5752844fc5fb0b23db27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99c8c16a4aad0b37293cae213e15957c573cf79b

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