CVE-2026-90084octeontx2-vf: fix workqueue and netdev race in probe/remove
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-vf: fix workqueue and netdev race in probe/remove Initialize the VF workqueue before register_netdev() so ndo_set_rx_mode does not queue work on a NULL workqueue. Unregister the netdev before destroying the workqueue, and add proper probe error cleanup.
- CVSS
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- Weakness (CWE)
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- 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
- Received
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from cbc100aa220556d056272f07dc735c9758089da9 before 42a139332ce81a907dac987f1494d30e0a8ab149; from cbc100aa220556d056272f07dc735c9758089da9 before ef42c9e922dfa806576d9d82867da2f3cd76b3ca; from cbc100aa220556d056272f07dc735c9758089da9 before 3ba97ff4f873481d370bee7f7dfb87f8296af9be | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42a139332ce81a907dac987f1494d30e0a8ab149
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef42c9e922dfa806576d9d82867da2f3cd76b3ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba97ff4f873481d370bee7f7dfb87f8296af9be
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