net: net_failover: Fix the deadlock in net_failover_slave_name_change()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- —
- Privileges required
- —
- User interaction
- —
- Attack complexity
- —
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- —
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 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: net_failover: Fix the deadlock in net_failover_slave_name_change() This is a sibling fix of commit b84c5632c7b3 ("net: net_failover: Fix the deadlock in slave register"). There is netdev_lock_ops() in the upper callers, so using netif_open() instead of dev_open(). Call Trace: __schedule+0x2bb/0x650 schedule+0x27/0xb0 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x15/0x30 __mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x550/0xaf0 __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x13/0x20 mutex_lock+0x3b/0x50 dev_open+0x3b/0xe0 net_failover_slave_name_change+0x22/0x40 failover_event+0xd4/0x1e0 notifier_call_chain+0x62/0xf0 raw_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x30 call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0x50/0x80 netif_change_name+0x200/0x330 do_setlink.isra.0+0xb12/0xdf0 ? security_capable+0x9a/0x1e0 ? ns_capable+0x31/0x60 rtnl_setlink+0x302/0x670 ? netlink_recvmsg+0x296/0x340 ? security_capable+0x9a/0x1e0 ? __pfx_rtnl_setlink+0x10/0x10 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x384/0x460 ? __pfx_rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x10/0x10 netlink_rcv_skb+0x61/0x120 rtnetlink_rcv+0x15/0x30 netlink_unicast+0x28f/0x3c0 netlink_sendmsg+0x216/0x450 __sys_sendto+0x222/0x230 __x64_sys_sendto+0x24/0x40 x64_sys_call+0x1d5d/0x2390 do_syscall_64+0x105/0x5a0 ? do_syscall_64+0x140/0x5a0 ? exc_page_fault+0x94/0x1e0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
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 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 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 |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97956
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hv7q-v3g3-m28x
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
More Linux vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-97956 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-97956 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hv7q-v3g3-m28x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-97956 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences