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CVE-2026-46165

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Published: May 28, 2026Modified: Oct 15, 2026

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: openvswitch: vport: fix self-deadlock on release of tunnel ports vports are used concurrently and protected by RCU, so netdev_put() must happen after the RCU grace period. So, either in an RCU call or after the synchronize_net(). The rtnl_delete_link() must happen under RTNL and so can't be executed in RCU context. Calling synchronize_net() while holding RTNL is not a good idea for performance and system stability under load in general, so calling netdev_put() in RCU call is the right solution here. However, when the device is deleted, rtnl_unlock() will call netdev_run_todo() and block until all the references are gone. In the current code this means that we never reach the call_rcu() and the vport is never freed and the reference is never released, causing a self-deadlock on device removal. Fix that by moving the rcu_call() before the rtnl_unlock(), so the scheduled RCU callback will be executed when synchronize_net() is called from the rtnl_unlock()->netdev_run_todo() while the RTNL itself is already released.

Affected (11)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
11 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
6.1.168 ≤ version < 6.1.175
6.12.80 ≤ version < 6.12.88
6.18.21 ≤ version < 6.18.30
6.19.11 ≤ version < 7.0
6.6.131 ≤ version < 6.6.140
7.0.1 ≤ version < 7.0.7
Version 7.0
Version 7.0 rc6
Version 7.0 rc7
Version 7.1 rc1
Version 7.1 rc2

References (7)

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Source: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e

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