CVE-2026-63998

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Oct 21, 2026

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().

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CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux>= 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e, < 170d82a57f4be1ce83de823a93bafd218a0d5fb1; >= 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e, < d9defbf8b62bde89e206d74c2a2b445b9ed66108; >= 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e, < e96ef1a40dda5b637b1911cd950b11e9848de939; >= 32b4c8b53ee7799e34a2b1634d32d3ce1e36c44e, < 84371fb58423f997939aacdcbc02d128d76a54e5
LinuxLinux6.11

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Timeline

Published
Jul 19, 2026
Last modified
Oct 21, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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