CVE-2026-63997

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

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinux32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e < f7b4513e77f9571dc1041a798b93b5c4a4bfc191affected
LinuxLinux32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e < 61848c83b9132ab839809fe415ba7802a0aca4f6affected
LinuxLinux32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e < 956b134d917fd7e014dc7e39a9b7610c04fcc9baaffected
LinuxLinux32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e < fb7f511d62692661846c47f199e0afe25c2982dbaffected
LinuxLinux6.11affected
LinuxLinux0 < 6.11unaffected
LinuxLinux6.12.93 <= 6.12.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.18.35 <= 6.18.*unaffected
LinuxLinux7.0.12 <= 7.0.*unaffected
LinuxLinux7.1 <= *unaffected

Weaknesses

References