CVE-2026-63997ethtool: module: avoid leaking a netdev ref on module flash errors
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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.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e before f7b4513e77f9571dc1041a798b93b5c4a4bfc191; from 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e before 61848c83b9132ab839809fe415ba7802a0aca4f6; from 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e before 956b134d917fd7e014dc7e39a9b7610c04fcc9ba; from 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e before fb7f511d62692661846c47f199e0afe25c2982db | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 6.11 before 6.12.93; from 6.13 before 6.18.35; from 6.19 before 7.0.12; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7b4513e77f9571dc1041a798b93b5c4a4bfc191patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61848c83b9132ab839809fe415ba7802a0aca4f6patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/956b134d917fd7e014dc7e39a9b7610c04fcc9bapatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb7f511d62692661846c47f199e0afe25c2982dbpatch
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