CVE-2024-49945net/ncsi: Disable the ncsi work before freeing the associated structure
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/ncsi: Disable the ncsi work before freeing the associated structure The work function can run after the ncsi device is freed, resulting in use-after-free bugs or kernel panic.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 21, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 2d283bdd079c0ad4da020bbc9e9c2a4280823098 before 64704f231d5dee8639e256507178f43dde1f131c; from 2d283bdd079c0ad4da020bbc9e9c2a4280823098 before f6ca58696749268181f43150b3553f2bafd71e42; from 2d283bdd079c0ad4da020bbc9e9c2a4280823098 before dd41dab62f32d9e9e0669af8459d12a93834b238; from 2d283bdd079c0ad4da020bbc9e9c2a4280823098 before a0ffa68c70b367358b2672cdab6fa5bc4c40de2c | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 4.8 before 6.10.14; from 6.11 before 6.11.3; 6.12 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64704f231d5dee8639e256507178f43dde1f131c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6ca58696749268181f43150b3553f2bafd71e42patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd41dab62f32d9e9e0669af8459d12a93834b238patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0ffa68c70b367358b2672cdab6fa5bc4c40de2cpatch
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