CVE-2026-46165
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.
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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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.13%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 2
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-667
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/366c482965c673565ecb8bcfb15d5548f13a6a10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3df75fff46b1517eb479d8e6b8e3500763715dd0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6522d59fb7de55ce0f0f285d962243ddffebb01f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ae6c15fc473c9ad03b0173330cce9a092c76154
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa69918bd418e700309fdd08509dba324fb24296
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c741433f6c8dcdecd1d9549d89053761fd1ea413
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