ethtool: module: avoid leaking a netdev ref on module flash errors (Linux Linux)

CVE-2026-63997
MEDIUM 5.5

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 0.12 % · percentile 2 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
Linux
NVD status
Analyzed

Description

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.

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

European references

CERT-FR advisories

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
Linux · Linuxaffected 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e < f7b4513e77f9571dc1041a798b93b5c4a4bfc191 ; affected 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e < 61848c83b9132ab839809fe415ba7802a0aca4f6 ; affected 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e < 956b134d917fd7e014dc7e39a9b7610c04fcc9ba ; affected 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e < fb7f511d62692661846c47f199e0afe25c2982db
Linux · Linuxaffected 6.11 ; unaffected 0 < 6.11 ; unaffected 6.12.93 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.18.35 ≤ 6.18.* ; unaffected 7.0.12 ≤ 7.0.* ; unaffected 7.1 ≤ *

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD