Bug 2502426 (CVE-2026-63998) - CVE-2026-63998 kernel: ethtool: module: call ethnl_ops_complete() on module flash errors
Summary: CVE-2026-63998 kernel: ethtool: module: call ethnl_ops_complete() on module f...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-63998
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-07-19 16:07 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-21 17:06 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-19 16:07:30 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ethtool: module: call ethnl_ops_complete() on module flash errors

When validate() fails we are skipping over ethnl_ops_complete()
even tho we already called ethnl_ops_begin().
Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-07-21 17:01:47 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026071906-CVE-2026-63998-e5c0@gregkh/T
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