net/ena: fix missing lock when update devlink params
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/ena: fix missing lock when update devlink params Fix assert lock warning while calling devl_param_driverinit_value_set() in ena. WARNING: net/devlink/core.c:261 at devl_assert_locked+0x62/0x90, CPU#0: kworker/0:0/9 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 9 Comm: kworker/0:0 Not tainted 6.19.0-rc2+ #1 PREEMPT(lazy) Hardware name: Amazon EC2 m8i-flex.4xlarge/, BIOS 1.0 10/16/2017 Workqueue: events work_for_cpu_fn RIP: 0010:devl_assert_locked+0x62/0x90 Call Trace: <TASK> devl_param_driverinit_value_set+0x15/0x1c0 ena_devlink_alloc+0x18c/0x220 [ena] ? __pfx_ena_devlink_alloc+0x10/0x10 [ena] ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x18/0x140 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x8c/0x130 ? __raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x5d/0x80 ? __raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x46/0x80 ? devm_ioremap_wc+0x9a/0xd0 ena_probe+0x4d2/0x1b20 [ena] ? __lock_acquire+0x56a/0xbd0 ? __pfx_ena_probe+0x10/0x10 [ena] ? local_clock+0x15/0x30 ? __lock_release.isra.0+0x1c9/0x340 ? mark_held_locks+0x40/0x70 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare.part.0+0x92/0x170 ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x18/0x140 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x8c/0x130 ? __raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x5d/0x80 ? __raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x46/0x80 ? __pfx_ena_probe+0x10/0x10 [ena] ...... </TASK>
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.18.6, 6.19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-23045
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c283-mfwm-22x2
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-23045 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-23045 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c283-mfwm-22x2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-23045 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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