Bug 2521412 (CVE-2026-74718) - CVE-2026-74718 kernel: devlink: fix net namespace reference leak in reload
Summary: CVE-2026-74718 kernel: devlink: fix net namespace reference leak in reload
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-74718
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-22 15:44 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-24 18:08 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-22 15:44:20 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

devlink: fix net namespace reference leak in reload

devlink_nl_reload_doit() calls devlink_netns_get(), which returns a net
with a held reference. When the requested namespace differs from the
current one and the reload action is not DRIVER_REINIT, the function
returns -EOPNOTSUPP without releasing the reference. Add the missing
put_net() on this error path.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-08-24 12:31:19 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026082239-CVE-2026-74718-49d4@gregkh/T


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