Public bug reported: Starting with linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic, my AX88179 Ethernet adapter (ax88179_178a driver) changed its MAC address to a completely different one that has the "locally administered" bit set.
I believe this is caused by this backport: https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu- kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/jammy/commit/?h=hwe-6.5-next&id=3c860cd9296f00ef68c43f78ee3a4533d9ba5a1b linux-stable has the following fixup that is currently missing from Ubuntu's hwe-6.5: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-6.9.y&id=56f78615bcb1c3ba58a5d9911bad3d9185cf141b Ubuntu version: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS Package: linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic 6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2 ** Affects: linux-hwe-6.5 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: Starting with linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic, my AX88179 Ethernet adapter - (ax88179_178a) changed its MAC address to a completely different one - that has the "locally administered" bit set. + (ax88179_178a driver) changed its MAC address to a completely different + one that has the "locally administered" bit set. I believe this is caused by this backport: https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu- kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/jammy/commit/?h=hwe-6.5-next&id=3c860cd9296f00ef68c43f78ee3a4533d9ba5a1b linux-stable has the following fixup that is currently missing from Ubuntu's hwe-6.5: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-6.9.y&id=56f78615bcb1c3ba58a5d9911bad3d9185cf141b Ubuntu version: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS Package: linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic 6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2070246 Title: Incorrect MAC address on ax88179_178a USB Ethernet adapter To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-6.5/+bug/2070246/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
