CVE-2026-64125: net: bcmgenet: keep RBUF EEE/PM disabled

Published Jul 19, 2026
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Updated

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

net: bcmgenet: keep RBUF EEE/PM disabled

Setting RBUFEEEEN | RBUFPMEN in RBUFENERGYCTRL breaks the RX path on GENET hardware once MAC EEE becomes active. RX traffic stops flowing while the link stays up and the usual descriptor/RX error counters remain quiet. In that state the MAC still accepts frames (rbufovflowcnt keeps climbing) but RBUF no longer forwards them to DMA, so rxpackets is no longer incremented at the netdev level. On some boards the corruption ends up as a paging fault in skbreleasedata via bcmgenetrxpoll on an LPI exit.

Reproduced on Pi 4B (BCM2711 + BCM54213PE) and confirmed by Florian Fainelli on an internal Broadcom 4908-family board with the same crash signature. RBUFPMEN is not publicly documented.

This shows up more often now that physupporteee() enables EEE by default, but it also affects older kernels as soon as TX LPI is turned on via ethtool, so it is not specific to recent changes.

Always clear RBUFEEEEN | RBUFPMEN in bcmgeneteeeenableset so the bits stay off across resets. UMAC and TBUF setup is left alone so TX-side EEE keeps working.

Affected Software

12 affected components
Linux Kernel
Linux Linux kernel>=3.19<5.10.258
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<5.15.209
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<6.1.175
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2<6.6.142
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.12.92
Linux Linux kernel>=6.13<6.18.34
Linux Linux kernel>=6.19<7.0.11
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=7.1-rc4

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Configuration

    Ensure bcmgenet_eee_enable_set always clears RBUF_EEE_EN and RBUF_PM_EN so MAC EEE/PM stays disabled for the RX buffer; this prevents RX traffic stopping and related overflow/corruption where RX forwarding ceases while TX-side EEE may continue working.

    Linux kernel: bcmgenet (net: bcmgenet) RBUF_EEE_EN | RBUF_PM_EN = 0 (clear/disable)

Event History

Jul 19, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:40 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:40 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:17 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-64125?

The severity of CVE-2026-64125 is critical, with a CVSS score of 9.8.

2

How do I fix CVE-2026-64125?

To fix CVE-2026-64125, ensure that RBUF_EEE_EN and RBUF_PM_EN are disabled in RBUF_ENERGY_CTRL.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2026-64125?

CVE-2026-64125 affects the Linux kernel, particularly the GENET hardware.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2026-64125?

CVE-2026-64125 is a networking vulnerability that disrupts RX traffic flow when MAC EEE becomes active.

5

When was CVE-2026-64125 published?

CVE-2026-64125 was published on July 19, 2026.

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