FKIE_CVE-2026-63998

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-19 16:17 - Updated: 2026-07-19 16:17
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: module: call ethnl_ops_complete() on module flash errors When validate() fails we are skipping over ethnl_ops_complete() even tho we already called ethnl_ops_begin().
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84371fb58423f997939aacdcbc02d128d76a54e5
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9defbf8b62bde89e206d74c2a2b445b9ed66108
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e96ef1a40dda5b637b1911cd950b11e9848de939
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nethtool: module: call ethnl_ops_complete() on module flash errors\n\nWhen validate() fails we are skipping over ethnl_ops_complete()\neven tho we already called ethnl_ops_begin()."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2026-63998",
  "lastModified": "2026-07-19T16:17:39.370",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-07-19T16:17:39.370",
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  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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