CVE-2026-63997
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-63997
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-63997.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-63997
- Downstream
- Published
- 2026-07-19T14:56:15Z
- Modified
- 2026-08-12T03:30:53Z
- Summary
- ethtool: module: avoid leaking a netdev ref on module flash errors
- Details
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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.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/63xxx/CVE-2026-63997.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61848c83b9132ab839809fe415ba7802a0aca4f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/956b134d917fd7e014dc7e39a9b7610c04fcc9ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7b4513e77f9571dc1041a798b93b5c4a4bfc191
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb7f511d62692661846c47f199e0afe25c2982db
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/63xxx/CVE-2026-63997.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63997
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44eFixedf7b4513e77f9571dc1041a798b93b5c4a4bfc191Fixed61848c83b9132ab839809fe415ba7802a0aca4f6Fixed956b134d917fd7e014dc7e39a9b7610c04fcc9baFixedfb7f511d62692661846c47f199e0afe25c2982db