CVE-2026-63997

medium

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.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb7f511d62692661846c47f199e0afe25c2982db

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7b4513e77f9571dc1041a798b93b5c4a4bfc191

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/956b134d917fd7e014dc7e39a9b7610c04fcc9ba

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61848c83b9132ab839809fe415ba7802a0aca4f6

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-19

Updated: 2026-07-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00168