{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2025-38114","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2025-04-16T04:51:23.986Z","datePublished":"2025-07-03T08:35:23.047Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T21:21:31.755Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T21:21:31.755Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ne1000: Move cancel_work_sync to avoid deadlock\n\nPreviously, e1000_down called cancel_work_sync for the e1000 reset task\n(via e1000_down_and_stop), which takes RTNL.\n\nAs reported by users and syzbot, a deadlock is possible in the following\nscenario:\n\nCPU 0:\n  - RTNL is held\n  - e1000_close\n  - e1000_down\n  - cancel_work_sync (cancel / wait for e1000_reset_task())\n\nCPU 1:\n  - process_one_work\n  - e1000_reset_task\n  - take RTNL\n\nTo remedy this, avoid calling cancel_work_sync from e1000_down\n(e1000_reset_task does nothing if the device is down anyway). Instead,\ncall cancel_work_sync for e1000_reset_task when the device is being\nremoved."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c"],"versions":[{"version":"e400c7444d84b0fd2ebb34e618f83abe05917543","lessThan":"1fd4438ddcc4958ed24662d5125114299e19bae4","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e400c7444d84b0fd2ebb34e618f83abe05917543","lessThan":"b4a8085ceefb7bbb12c2b71c55e71fc946c6929f","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c"],"versions":[{"version":"6.13","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"6.13","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.15.3","lessThanOrEqual":"6.15.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.16","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.13","versionEndExcluding":"6.15.3"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.13","versionEndExcluding":"6.16"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fd4438ddcc4958ed24662d5125114299e19bae4"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4a8085ceefb7bbb12c2b71c55e71fc946c6929f"}],"title":"e1000: Move cancel_work_sync to avoid deadlock","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}