ethtool: module: call ethnl_ops_complete() on module flash errors
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-63998 |
|---|---|
| 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: call ethnl_ops_complete() on module flash errors When validate() fails we are skipping over ethnl_ops_complete() even tho we already called ethnl_ops_begin(). |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.001660000 probability, percentile 0.061680000 (date 2026-07-20)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e d9defbf8b62bde89e206d74c2a2b445b9ed66108 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e e96ef1a40dda5b637b1911cd950b11e9848de939 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e 84371fb58423f997939aacdcbc02d128d76a54e5 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.11 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.11 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.35 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/e96ef1a40dda5b637b1911cd950b11e9848de939 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/84371fb58423f997939aacdcbc02d128d76a54e5 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9defbf8b62bde89e206d74c2a2b445b9ed66108 | 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.