CVE-2026-63998
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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().
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84371fb58423f997939aacdcbc02d128d76a54e5 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84371fb58423f997939aacdcbc02d128d76a54e5Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9defbf8b62bde89e206d74c2a2b445b9ed66108Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e96ef1a40dda5b637b1911cd950b11e9848de939Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/170d82a57f4be1ce83de823a93bafd218a0d5fb1