5.5

CVE-2026-63997

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.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.11 < 6.12.93
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.13 < 6.18.35
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.19 < 7.0.12
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version 7.1 Update rc1
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version 7.1 Update rc2
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version 7.1 Update rc3
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version 7.1 Update rc4
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version 7.1 Update rc5
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.17% 0.064
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
NIST 5.5 1.8 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7b4513e77f9571dc1041a798b93b5c4a4bfc191
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61848c83b9132ab839809fe415ba7802a0aca4f6
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/956b134d917fd7e014dc7e39a9b7610c04fcc9ba
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb7f511d62692661846c47f199e0afe25c2982db
Patch