CVE-2026-74725

enic: fix tx_hang_reset use-after-free on device removal

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
Aug 22, 2026
Updated
Oct 16, 2026
Reserved
Aug 15, 2026

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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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLinux

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
LinuxLinux
  • 937317c7c1097aa878a5000e3aab616eb5c590c0 to before 8619865f34fb3b130b567855382a5c4aadd522b9Affected
  • 937317c7c1097aa878a5000e3aab616eb5c590c0 to before e506e704b74748ffd0e1c92a7453ca2a959f832bAffected
  • 937317c7c1097aa878a5000e3aab616eb5c590c0 to before 4f3464fc6c1f26afc504fd525c574f2bc14c9d42Affected
  • 937317c7c1097aa878a5000e3aab616eb5c590c0 to before ec680ea4ba1bca92a767fb7e7869758bfdd886e3Affected
LinuxLinux
  • 4.4Affected
  • before 4.4Not affected
  • 6.12.104 through 6.12.*Not affected
  • 6.18.45 through 6.18.*Not affected
  • 7.1.9 through 7.1.*Not affected
  • 7.2 and laterNot affected

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