CVE-2026-31678
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: openvswitch: defer tunnel netdev_put to RCU release ovs_netdev_tunnel_destroy() may run after NETDEV_UNREGISTER already detached the device. Dropping the netdev reference in destroy can race with concurrent readers that still observe vport->dev. Do not release vport->dev in ovs_netdev_tunnel_destroy(). Instead, let vport_netdev_free() drop the reference from the RCU callback, matching the non-tunnel destroy path and avoiding additional synchronization under RTNL.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-367
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.168
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.131
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.80
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.21
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.11
- Linux Kernel 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42f0d3d81209654c08ffdde5a34b9b92d2645896
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6931d21f87bc6d657f145798fad0bf077b82486c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98b726ab5e2a4811e27c28e4d041f75bba147eab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d56aced21fb9c104e8a3f3be9b21fbafe448ffc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8c56a3fc5d879c0928f207a756b0f067f06c6a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbe7bd722bfaea36aab3da6cc60fb4a05c644643
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42f0d3d81209654c08ffdde5a34b9b92d2645896
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6931d21f87bc6d657f145798fad0bf077b82486c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98b726ab5e2a4811e27c28e4d041f75bba147eab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d56aced21fb9c104e8a3f3be9b21fbafe448ffc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8c56a3fc5d879c0928f207a756b0f067f06c6a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbe7bd722bfaea36aab3da6cc60fb4a05c644643
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0ec49d3a39c1f5a4f3270ea27ca0854fad2a2a2