CVE-2026-63997
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ethtool: module: avoid leaking a netdev ref on module flash errors
module_flash_fw_schedule() is missing undo for setting the "in_progress" flag and taking the netdev reference. Delay taking these, the device can't disappear while we are holding rtnl_lock.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e < f7b4513e77f9571dc1041a798b93b5c4a4bfc191 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e < 61848c83b9132ab839809fe415ba7802a0aca4f6 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e < 956b134d917fd7e014dc7e39a9b7610c04fcc9ba | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e < fb7f511d62692661846c47f199e0afe25c2982db | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.11 | affected |
| Linux | Linux | 0 < 6.11 | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.12.93 <= 6.12.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 6.18.35 <= 6.18.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 7.0.12 <= 7.0.* | unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | 7.1 <= * | unaffected |
Weaknesses
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7b4513e77f9571dc1041a798b93b5c4a4bfc191
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61848c83b9132ab839809fe415ba7802a0aca4f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/956b134d917fd7e014dc7e39a9b7610c04fcc9ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb7f511d62692661846c47f199e0afe25c2982db
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