Bug 2436827 (CVE-2026-23045)

Summary:	CVE-2026-23045 kernel: net/ena: fix missing lock when update devlink params
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Doc Text:	A locking flaw was found in the Amazon ENA (Elastic Network Adapter) driver in the Linux kernel. The ena_devlink_alloc() function calls devl_param_driverinit_value_set() without first acquiring the required devlink lock. This triggers a lock assertion warning in devl_assert_locked() during driver probe, indicating improper synchronization when updating devlink parameters.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-02-04 17:05:21 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net/ena: fix missing lock when update devlink params

Fix assert lock warning while calling devl_param_driverinit_value_set()
in ena.

WARNING: net/devlink/core.c:261 at devl_assert_locked+0x62/0x90, CPU#0: kworker/0:0/9
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 9 Comm: kworker/0:0 Not tainted 6.19.0-rc2+ #1 PREEMPT(lazy)
Hardware name: Amazon EC2 m8i-flex.4xlarge/, BIOS 1.0 10/16/2017
Workqueue: events work_for_cpu_fn
RIP: 0010:devl_assert_locked+0x62/0x90

Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 devl_param_driverinit_value_set+0x15/0x1c0
 ena_devlink_alloc+0x18c/0x220 [ena]
 ? __pfx_ena_devlink_alloc+0x10/0x10 [ena]
 ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x18/0x140
 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x8c/0x130
 ? __raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x5d/0x80
 ? __raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x46/0x80
 ? devm_ioremap_wc+0x9a/0xd0
 ena_probe+0x4d2/0x1b20 [ena]
 ? __lock_acquire+0x56a/0xbd0
 ? __pfx_ena_probe+0x10/0x10 [ena]
 ? local_clock+0x15/0x30
 ? __lock_release.isra.0+0x1c9/0x340
 ? mark_held_locks+0x40/0x70
 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare.part.0+0x92/0x170
 ? trace_hardirqs_on+0x18/0x140
 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x8c/0x130
 ? __raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x5d/0x80
 ? __raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x46/0x80
 ? __pfx_ena_probe+0x10/0x10 [ena]
 ......
 </TASK>

Comment 1 Jon Moroney 2026-02-04 19:30:46 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026020440-CVE-2026-23045-103a@gregkh/T