CVE-2026-46165openvswitch: vport: fix self-deadlock on release of tunnel ports
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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.
- 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 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 9d56aced21fb9c104e8a3f3be9b21fbafe448ffc builds before 8ae6c15fc473c9ad03b0173330cce9a092c76154; from 42f0d3d81209654c08ffdde5a34b9b92d2645896 before c741433f6c8dcdecd1d9549d89053761fd1ea413; from bbe7bd722bfaea36aab3da6cc60fb4a05c644643 before 6522d59fb7de55ce0f0f285d962243ddffebb01f; 98b726ab5e2a4811e27c28e4d041f75bba147eab builds before 3df75fff46b1517eb479d8e6b8e3500763715dd0; 6931d21f87bc6d657f145798fad0bf077b82486c builds before 366c482965c673565ecb8bcfb15d5548f13a6a10; from 6931d21f87bc6d657f145798fad0bf077b82486c before aa69918bd418e700309fdd08509dba324fb24296; b8c56a3fc5d879c0928f207a756b0f067f06c6a8; from 6.1.168 before 6.1.175; and 4 more ranges | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | all versions | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 6.1.168 before 6.1.175; from 6.6.131 before 6.6.140; from 6.12.80 before 6.12.88; from 6.18.21 before 6.18.30; from 6.19.11 before 7.0; from 7.0.1 before 7.0.7; 7.0; 7.0; and 3 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ae6c15fc473c9ad03b0173330cce9a092c76154patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c741433f6c8dcdecd1d9549d89053761fd1ea413patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6522d59fb7de55ce0f0f285d962243ddffebb01fpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3df75fff46b1517eb479d8e6b8e3500763715dd0patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/366c482965c673565ecb8bcfb15d5548f13a6a10patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa69918bd418e700309fdd08509dba324fb24296patch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
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