{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-90084","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2026-09-11T19:38:34.785Z","datePublished":"2026-09-17T16:06:00.839Z","dateUpdated":"2026-09-17T16:06:00.839Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-09-17T16:06:00.839Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nocteontx2-vf: fix workqueue and netdev race in probe/remove\n\nInitialize the VF workqueue before register_netdev() so ndo_set_rx_mode\ndoes not queue work on a NULL workqueue. Unregister the netdev before\ndestroying the workqueue, and add proper probe error cleanup."}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c"],"versions":[{"version":"cbc100aa220556d056272f07dc735c9758089da9","lessThan":"42a139332ce81a907dac987f1494d30e0a8ab149","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"cbc100aa220556d056272f07dc735c9758089da9","lessThan":"ef42c9e922dfa806576d9d82867da2f3cd76b3ca","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"cbc100aa220556d056272f07dc735c9758089da9","lessThan":"3ba97ff4f873481d370bee7f7dfb87f8296af9be","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/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_vf.c"],"versions":[{"version":"5.14","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"5.14","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.52","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2.6","lessThanOrEqual":"7.2.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.3-rc1","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":"5.14","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.52"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.14","versionEndExcluding":"7.2.6"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"5.14","versionEndExcluding":"7.3-rc1"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42a139332ce81a907dac987f1494d30e0a8ab149"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef42c9e922dfa806576d9d82867da2f3cd76b3ca"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba97ff4f873481d370bee7f7dfb87f8296af9be"}],"title":"octeontx2-vf: fix workqueue and netdev race in probe/remove","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}