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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-80739

critical Nessus Plugin ID 342737

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - net/mlx5e: TC, Check if flow is PEER before acquiring devcom lock In case __mlx5e_add_fdb_flow() fails in lower levels, the flow is deleted via mlx5e_tc_del_flow(), and mlx5e_tc_del_flow() is acquiring ESW devcom lock without condition. In addition, in case of peer_flow, __mlx5e_add_fdb_flow() is called while holding ESW devcom comp lock. This results in an AA deadlock. To fix this, introduce a new PEER flag that is set on flows created as peer flows (the duplicate flows on peer devices), and check it in mlx5e_tc_del_flow() before acquiring ESW devcom lock. Lockdep splat: ============================================ WARNING:
 possible recursive locking detected ============================================ Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 ---- lock(&comp->lock_key#2); lock(&comp->lock_key#2); *** DEADLOCK *** Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x69/0xa0 print_deadlock_bug.cold+0xbd/0xca __lock_acquire+0x1671/0x2ec0 lock_acquire+0x10e/0x2e0 down_read+0x95/0x430 mlx5_devcom_for_each_peer_begin+0x4e/0xe0 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_tc_del_flow+0x11d/0xa70 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_flow_put+0x99/0x100 [mlx5_core]
 __mlx5e_add_fdb_flow+0x409/0xf00 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_configure_flower+0x2a86/0x4100 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_rep_setup_tc_cls_flower+0x12f/0x1b0 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_rep_setup_tc_cb+0x153/0x750 [mlx5_core] tc_setup_cb_add+0x1dc/0x470 fl_change+0x2f4d/0x626d [cls_flower] tc_new_tfilter+0x79b/0x2310 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x778/0xad0 do_syscall_64+0x70/0x960 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x4b/0x53 </TASK> (CVE-2026-80739)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-80739

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 342737

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_80739.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 9/4/2026

Updated: 9/4/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.64

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-80739

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-80739