Bug 2492382 (CVE-2026-53086)

Summary: CVE-2026-53086 kernel: net: bcmgenet: fix racing timeout handler
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's `bcmgenet` network driver. This vulnerability arises from an overly aggressive timeout handler that attempts to reset all network transmission queues when only one experiences an issue. This behavior can create race conditions, potentially leading to system instability or a denial of service, where network services become unavailable.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-24 18:09:01 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: bcmgenet: fix racing timeout handler

The bcmgenet_timeout handler tries to take down all tx queues when
a single queue times out. This is over zealous and causes many race
conditions with queues that are still chugging along. Instead lets
only restart the timed out queue.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-06-26 15:59:22 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062408-CVE-2026-53086-b7c3@gregkh/T