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  - net/mlx5e: Avoid unregistering PSP twice PSP is unregistered twice in: _mlx5e_remove ->     mlx5e_psp_unregister mlx5e_nic_cleanup -> mlx5e_psp_unregister This leads to a refcount underflow in some     conditions: ------------[ cut here ]------------ refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. WARNING: CPU: 2     PID: 1694 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xd8/0xe0 [...] mlx5e_psp_unregister+0x26/0x50     [mlx5_core] mlx5e_nic_cleanup+0x26/0x90 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_remove+0xe6/0x1f0 [mlx5_core]     auxiliary_bus_remove+0x18/0x30 device_release_driver_internal+0x194/0x1f0 bus_remove_device+0xc6/0x130     device_del+0x159/0x3c0 mlx5_rescan_drivers_locked+0xbc/0x2a0 [mlx5_core] [...] Do not directly remove psp     from the _mlx5e_remove path, the PSP cleanup happens as part of profile cleanup. (CVE-2025-68779)

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Version 1.3 Feb 7, 2026, 9:06 AM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202602070906
Version 1.2 Feb 3, 2026, 10:27 PM Detection (updated detection logic) Plugin metadata Plugin Feed: 202602032227
Version 1.1 Jan 16, 2026, 10:12 PM New Plugin Feed: 202601162212