Bug 2486467 (CVE-2026-46287)

Summary: CVE-2026-46287 kernel: net: txgbe: fix RTNL assertion warning when remove module
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's txgbe network driver. When removing a module for a copper Network Interface Card (NIC) with an external physical layer (PHY), the driver failed to acquire the necessary RTNL (Routing Netlink) lock before disconnecting the PHY. This oversight can lead to an RTNL assertion warning, potentially causing system instability or a denial of service (DoS) by crashing the kernel.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-08 17:03:32 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: txgbe: fix RTNL assertion warning when remove module

For the copper NIC with external PHY, the driver called
phylink_connect_phy() during probe and phylink_disconnect_phy() during
remove. It caused an RTNL assertion warning in phylink_disconnect_phy()
upon module remove.

To fix this, add rtnl_lock() and rtnl_unlock() around the
phylink_disconnect_phy() in remove function.

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 RTNL: assertion failed at drivers/net/phy/phylink.c (2351)
 WARNING: drivers/net/phy/phylink.c:2351 at
phylink_disconnect_phy+0xd8/0xf0 [phylink], CPU#0: rmmod/4464
 Modules linked in: ...
 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 4464 Comm: rmmod Kdump: loaded Not tainted 7.0.0-rc4+
 Hardware name: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7E16/X670E GAMING
PLUS WIFI (MS-7E16), BIOS 1.90 12/31/2024
 RIP: 0010:phylink_disconnect_phy+0xe4/0xf0 [phylink]
 Code: 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d 31 c0 31 d2 31 f6 31 ff e9 3a 38 8f e7
48 8d 3d 48 87 e2 ff ba 2f 09 00 00 48 c7 c6 c1 22 24 c0 <67> 48 0f b9 3a
e9 34 ff ff ff 66 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90
 RSP: 0018:ffffce7288363ac0 EFLAGS: 00010246
 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff89654b2a1a00 RCX: 0000000000000000
 RDX: 000000000000092f RSI: ffffffffc02422c1 RDI: ffffffffc0239020
 RBP: ffffce7288363ae8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff8964c4022000
 R13: ffff89654fce3028 R14: ffff89654ebb4000 R15: ffffffffc0226348
 FS:  0000795e80d93780(0000) GS:ffff896c52857000(0000)
knlGS:0000000000000000
 CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
 CR2: 00005b528b592000 CR3: 0000000170d0f000 CR4: 0000000000f50ef0
 PKRU: 55555554
 Call Trace:
  <TASK>
  txgbe_remove_phy+0xbb/0xd0 [txgbe]
  txgbe_remove+0x4c/0xb0 [txgbe]
  pci_device_remove+0x41/0xb0
  device_remove+0x43/0x80
  device_release_driver_internal+0x206/0x270
  driver_detach+0x4a/0xa0
  bus_remove_driver+0x83/0x120
  driver_unregister+0x2f/0x60
  pci_unregister_driver+0x40/0x90
  txgbe_driver_exit+0x10/0x850 [txgbe]
  __do_sys_delete_module.isra.0+0x1c3/0x2f0
  __x64_sys_delete_module+0x12/0x20
  x64_sys_call+0x20c3/0x2390
  do_syscall_64+0x11c/0x1500
  ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
  ? do_syscall_64+0x15a/0x1500
  ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
  ? do_fault+0x312/0x580
  ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
  ? __handle_mm_fault+0x9d5/0x1040
  ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
  ? count_memcg_events+0x101/0x1d0
  ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
  ? handle_mm_fault+0x1e8/0x2f0
  ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
  ? do_user_addr_fault+0x2f8/0x820
  ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
  ? irqentry_exit+0xb2/0x600
  ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
  ? exc_page_fault+0x92/0x1c0
  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e