Description
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.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/42f0d3d81209654c08ffdde5a34b9b92d2645896 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6931d21f87bc6d657f145798fad0bf077b82486c Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/98b726ab5e2a4811e27c28e4d041f75bba147eab Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d56aced21fb9c104e8a3f3be9b21fbafe448ffc Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8c56a3fc5d879c0928f207a756b0f067f06c6a8 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbe7bd722bfaea36aab3da6cc60fb4a05c644643 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0ec49d3a39c1f5a4f3270ea27ca0854fad2a2a2
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 3 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-367CWE-362
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