octeontx2-vf: fix workqueue and netdev race in probe/remove
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
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: 4 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: octeontx2-vf: fix workqueue and netdev race in probe/remove Initialize the VF workqueue before register_netdev() so ndo_set_rx_mode does not queue work on a NULL workqueue. Unregister the netdev before destroying the workqueue, and add proper probe error cleanup.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00215 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114 +3Red Hat: 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. 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 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | 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 OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90084
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8f7f-fc8g-59c2
- 2026-10-13 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@00dda563f4963f28fab46d09b912d68268b8e7a5, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/Linux@4a4b53231b77986ce55b38122174222c86416de7, Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a4b53231b77986ce55b38122174222c86416de7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdc530baf079eee104f9ea5d83815e798ea155df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00dda563f4963f28fab46d09b912d68268b8e7a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42a139332ce81a907dac987f1494d30e0a8ab149
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef42c9e922dfa806576d9d82867da2f3cd76b3ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba97ff4f873481d370bee7f7dfb87f8296af9be
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Sources
- CVE-2026-90084 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90084 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8f7f-fc8g-59c2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-90084 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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