ethtool: module: avoid leaking a netdev ref on module flash errors
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-63997 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-19 16:17:39 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-19 16:17:39 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.001680000 probability, percentile 0.063760000 (date 2026-07-20)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e f7b4513e77f9571dc1041a798b93b5c4a4bfc191 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e 61848c83b9132ab839809fe415ba7802a0aca4f6 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e 956b134d917fd7e014dc7e39a9b7610c04fcc9ba git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e fb7f511d62692661846c47f199e0afe25c2982db git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.11 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.11 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.93 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.35 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.0.12 7.0.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/61848c83b9132ab839809fe415ba7802a0aca4f6 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb7f511d62692661846c47f199e0afe25c2982db | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/956b134d917fd7e014dc7e39a9b7610c04fcc9ba | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7b4513e77f9571dc1041a798b93b5c4a4bfc191 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.