CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-93279

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the staging octeon driver's cvm_oct_tx_shutdown does not call tasklet_kill, so the TX cleanup tasklet can be scheduled by the watchdog IRQ handler and run after cvm_oct_remove() frees net_device structures. This causes a use-after-free in cvm_oct_tx_do_cleanup() while iterating the cvm_oct_device[] array.

Risk Assessment

Can lead to use-after-free and a kernel panic, causing a denial of service.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that adds tasklet_kill() after free_irq() in cvm_oct_tx_shutdown.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: octeon: add missing tasklet_kill in cvm_oct_tx_shutdown The TX cleanup tasklet can be scheduled by the watchdog IRQ handler to execute cvm_oct_tx_do_cleanup. There can be a pending tasklet in the queue which might run after the cvm_oct_remove() frees net_device structures, causing a use-after-free in cvm_oct_tx_do_cleanup() as it iterates cvm_oct_device[] which is an array of netdevice pointers. Add tasklet_kill() after free_irq() to ensure the tasklet is no longer scheduled or running before teardown proceeds.

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