{"id":"CVE-2026-63998","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nethtool: module: call ethnl_ops_complete() on module flash errors\n\nWhen validate() fails we are skipping over ethnl_ops_complete()\neven tho we already called ethnl_ops_…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nethtool: module: call ethnl_ops_complete() on module flash errors\n\nWhen validate() fails we are skipping over ethnl_ops_complete()\neven tho we already called ethnl_ops_…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 6.11, < 6.18.35","linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 7.0.12","linux_kernel = 7.1"],"patched":["linux_kernel 7.0.12"],"published":"2026-07-19","updated":"2026-10-13","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-13T14:39:00.580","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63998","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84371fb58423f997939aacdcbc02d128d76a54e5","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9defbf8b62bde89e206d74c2a2b445b9ed66108","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e96ef1a40dda5b637b1911cd950b11e9848de939","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00166,"epssPercentile":0.05422,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T15:33:40.020Z","slug":"CVE-2026-63998","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nethtool: module: call ethnl_ops_complete() on module flash errors\n\nWhen validate() fails we are skipping over ethnl_ops_complete()\neven tho we already called ethnl_ops_begin().\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.11, < 6.18.35`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 7.0.12`\n- `linux_kernel = 7.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 7.0.12`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}