CVE-2026-46165
Published: May 28, 2026
Modified: Jun 1, 2026
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected 9d56aced21fb9c104e8a3f3be9b21fbafe448ffc - < 8ae6c15fc473c9ad03b0173330cce9a092c76154affected 42f0d3d81209654c08ffdde5a34b9b92d2645896 - < c741433f6c8dcdecd1d9549d89053761fd1ea413affected bbe7bd722bfaea36aab3da6cc60fb4a05c644643 - < 6522d59fb7de55ce0f0f285d962243ddffebb01faffected 98b726ab5e2a4811e27c28e4d041f75bba147eab - < 3df75fff46b1517eb479d8e6b8e3500763715dd0affected 6931d21f87bc6d657f145798fad0bf077b82486c - < 366c482965c673565ecb8bcfb15d5548f13a6a10+7 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 7.0unaffected 0 - < 7.0unaffected 6.1.175 - <= 6.1.*unaffected 6.6.140 - <= 6.6.*unaffected 6.12.88 - <= 6.12.*+3 more versions |
References
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