Bug 2376105 (CVE-2025-38114)

Summary: CVE-2025-38114 kernel: e1000: Move cancel_work_sync to avoid deadlock
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-07-03 09:05:17 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

e1000: Move cancel_work_sync to avoid deadlock

Previously, e1000_down called cancel_work_sync for the e1000 reset task
(via e1000_down_and_stop), which takes RTNL.

As reported by users and syzbot, a deadlock is possible in the following
scenario:

CPU 0:
  - RTNL is held
  - e1000_close
  - e1000_down
  - cancel_work_sync (cancel / wait for e1000_reset_task())

CPU 1:
  - process_one_work
  - e1000_reset_task
  - take RTNL

To remedy this, avoid calling cancel_work_sync from e1000_down
(e1000_reset_task does nothing if the device is down anyway). Instead,
call cancel_work_sync for e1000_reset_task when the device is being
removed.
Comment 1 Avinash Hanwate 2025-07-04 03:50:11 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025070325-CVE-2025-38114-c603@gregkh/T