Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
enic: fix tx_hang_reset use-after-free on device removal
enic_remove() cancels the reset and change_mtu_work items but does not cancel tx_hang_reset. A TX timeout that fires while the device is being removed can schedule enic_tx_hang_reset() so that it runs after free_netdev(), resulting in a use-after-free.
cancel_work_sync() alone is not sufficient here: the still-live watchdog and notify paths can re-schedule these work items in the window between the cancel and unregister_netdev(). Use disable_work_sync(), which cancels the work and blocks any subsequent schedule_work() from requeuing it, and apply it to the reset and change_mtu_work items as well so the same requeue race is closed for all teardown work.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 937317c7c1097aa878a5000e3aab616eb5c590c0, < 8619865f34fb3b130b567855382a5c4aadd522b9; >= 937317c7c1097aa878a5000e3aab616eb5c590c0, < e506e704b74748ffd0e1c92a7453ca2a959f832b; >= 937317c7c1097aa878a5000e3aab616eb5c590c0, < 4f3464fc6c1f26afc504fd525c574f2bc14c9d42; >= 937317c7c1097aa878a5000e3aab616eb5c590c0, < ec680ea4ba1bca92a767fb7e7869758bfdd886e3 |
| Linux | Linux | 4.4 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 22, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Received