net: dsa: mxl862xx: disable the stats poll on teardown
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-98305 |
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-06 09:18:21 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-06 09:18:21 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: dsa: mxl862xx: disable the stats poll on teardown
mxl862xx_setup() arms the stats poll before mxl862xx_setup_mdio(), and
nothing stops it until dsa_register_switch() has returned an error to
mxl862xx_probe(). DSA frees the dsa_port list before it returns, so a
poll that fires once .setup or a later step of dsa_tree_setup() has
failed walks freed ports. On shutdown the user ports stay registered,
and the WORK_STOPPED flag test in mxl862xx_get_stats64() is not atomic
with the cancel in mxl862xx_shutdown(), so a re-arm that read the flag
before it was set queues the poll after cancel_delayed_work_sync() has
returned.
Arm the poll once .setup has succeeded and stop it from a .teardown op,
which DSA calls on unregister and after a failed registration, in both
cases before it frees the ports. Use disable_delayed_work_sync() there
and in shutdown(): it drains a running poll as the cancel did and turns
every later attempt to queue the work into a no-op, so the re-arm
cannot bring the poll back. remove() and the probe error path only set
WORK_STOPPED, which crc_err_work tests before it walks the ports. |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected a21d33a5265f0b31d935a8b9b2b6faefb5185911 97df811a11d4f76bc2ffe67b6bf730263f56c668 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected a21d33a5265f0b31d935a8b9b2b6faefb5185911 9e92ad4630f5dd1838ce6bbe6b1bd2c73d34de36 git |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
affected 7.1 |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.1 semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.2.8 7.2.* semver |
Not specified |
| CNA |
Linux |
Linux |
unaffected 7.3-rc4 * original_commit_for_fix |
Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e92ad4630f5dd1838ce6bbe6b1bd2c73d34de36 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| git.kernel.org/stable/c/97df811a11d4f76bc2ffe67b6bf730263f56c668 |
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
git.kernel.org |
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| 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.