{"id":"CVE-2026-90084","title":"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 workq…","summary":"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 workq…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= cbc100aa220556d056272f07dc735c9758089da9 < 42a139332ce81a907dac987f1494d30e0a8ab149","Linux >= cbc100aa220556d056272f07dc735c9758089da9 < ef42c9e922dfa806576d9d82867da2f3cd76b3ca","Linux >= cbc100aa220556d056272f07dc735c9758089da9 < 3ba97ff4f873481d370bee7f7dfb87f8296af9be","Linux 5.14"],"published":"2026-09-17","updated":"2026-09-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-17T17:16:57.847","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90084","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba97ff4f873481d370bee7f7dfb87f8296af9be","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42a139332ce81a907dac987f1494d30e0a8ab149","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef42c9e922dfa806576d9d82867da2f3cd76b3ca","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-17T16:21:47.894Z","epss":0.00198,"epssPercentile":0.09831,"slug":"CVE-2026-90084","body":"## Overview\n\nIn 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}