CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-63998

Low risk· EPSS 6%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability was found where ethnl_ops_complete() is skipped on module flash errors via ethtool. When validate() fails, the completion function is not called even though ethnl_ops_begin() was already invoked.

Risk Assessment

Missing ethnl_ops_complete() call may lead to an incorrect kernel internal state, potentially causing resource leaks or system instability during network module management.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that ensures ethnl_ops_complete() is called even on validation errors during module flashing.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: module: call ethnl_ops_complete() on module flash errors When validate() fails we are skipping over ethnl_ops_complete() even tho we already called ethnl_ops_begin().

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS