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

net: broadcom: bcm4908_enet: update TX stats after actual transmission

Queueing packets doesn't guarantee their transmission. Update TX stats
after hardware confirms consuming submitted data.

This also fixes a possible race and NULL dereference.
bcm4908_enet_start_xmit() could try to access skb after freeing it in
the bcm4908_enet_poll_tx().

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Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:15:00 +0000


Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: broadcom: bcm4908_enet: update TX stats after actual transmission Queueing packets doesn't guarantee their transmission. Update TX stats after hardware confirms consuming submitted data. This also fixes a possible race and NULL dereference. bcm4908_enet_start_xmit() could try to access skb after freeing it in the bcm4908_enet_poll_tx().
Title net: broadcom: bcm4908_enet: update TX stats after actual transmission
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-30T12:23:17.466Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:07.137Z

Link: CVE-2022-50877

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:02.723

Modified: 2025-12-31T20:43:05.160

Link: CVE-2022-50877

cve-icon Redhat

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Publid Date: 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-50877 - Bugzilla

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