CVE-2026-63997
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
ethtool: module: avoid leaking a netdev ref on module flash errors
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.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e | affected | git | f7b4513e77f9571dc1041a798b93b5c4a4bfc191 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e | affected | git | 61848c83b9132ab839809fe415ba7802a0aca4f6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e | affected | git | 956b134d917fd7e014dc7e39a9b7610c04fcc9ba | Unavailable | None listed |
| 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e | affected | git | fb7f511d62692661846c47f199e0afe25c2982db | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.11 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 6.11 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.12.93 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.18.35 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.18.* | None listed |
| 7.0.12 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 7.0.* | None listed |
| 7.1 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |