CVE-2026-74725 PUBLISHED

enic: fix tx_hang_reset use-after-free on device removal

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 15.08.2026 Published: 22.08.2026 Updated: 22.08.2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

enic: fix tx_hang_reset use-after-free on device removal

enic_remove() cancels the reset and change_mtu_work items but does not cancel tx_hang_reset. A TX timeout that fires while the device is being removed can schedule enic_tx_hang_reset() so that it runs after free_netdev(), resulting in a use-after-free.

cancel_work_sync() alone is not sufficient here: the still-live watchdog and notify paths can re-schedule these work items in the window between the cancel and unregister_netdev(). Use disable_work_sync(), which cancels the work and blocks any subsequent schedule_work() from requeuing it, and apply it to the reset and change_mtu_work items as well so the same requeue race is closed for all teardown work.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 937317c7c1097aa878a5000e3aab616eb5c590c0 to 8619865f34fb3b130b567855382a5c4aadd522b9 (excl.)
  • affected from 937317c7c1097aa878a5000e3aab616eb5c590c0 to e506e704b74748ffd0e1c92a7453ca2a959f832b (excl.)
  • affected from 937317c7c1097aa878a5000e3aab616eb5c590c0 to 4f3464fc6c1f26afc504fd525c574f2bc14c9d42 (excl.)
  • affected from 937317c7c1097aa878a5000e3aab616eb5c590c0 to ec680ea4ba1bca92a767fb7e7869758bfdd886e3 (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 4.4 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 4.4 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 6.12.104 to 6.12.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.45 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.1.9 to 7.1.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.2 to * (incl.)

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