Security Advisory

CVE-2026-63997

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2026-07-19 14:56:15
Last updated 2026-07-19 14:56:15
Assigner Linux
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

Description

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.