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CVE-2026-53234— net: ibm: emac: Fix use-after-free during device removal

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Linux Linux
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel 6.12版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于网卡驱动在设备移除过程中使用devm_register_netdev()函数导致释放后重用，网络栈可能在硬件资源释放后仍处理数据包。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Moderate EPSS 0.13% · P3

Affected Version Matrix 10

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux a4dd8535a527061a01f2fd335596fa77ca240a96< cf8e14db93eaecc4c0c58299be3b3183b0e53ed5 affected
a4dd8535a527061a01f2fd335596fa77ca240a96< c09c2e236eef6f59e105f38a30f5439e6ccbcad7 affected
a4dd8535a527061a01f2fd335596fa77ca240a96< c12584cd6078085d707266be864e7e1cc91d74e3 affected
a4dd8535a527061a01f2fd335596fa77ca240a96< a0130d682222ae21afc395aead7cd2d87e1a8358 affected
6.12 affected
< 6.12 unaffected
6.12.94≤ 6.12.* unaffected
6.18.36≤ 6.18.* unaffected
… +2 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-53234

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Vulnerability Title
net: ibm: emac: Fix use-after-free during device removal
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ibm: emac: Fix use-after-free during device removal The driver was using devm_register_netdev() which causes unregister_netdev() to be deferred until the devres cleanup phase, which runs after emac_remove() returns. This creates a use-after-free window where: 1. emac_remove() is called, which tears down hardware (cancels work, detaches modules, unregisters from MAL) 2. emac_remove() returns 3. devres cleanup runs and finally calls unregister_netdev() During step 3, the network stack might still process packets, triggering emac_irq(), emac_poll(), or other handlers that access now-freed hardware resources (dev->emacp, dev->mal, etc.). Fix this by replacing devm_register_netdev() with manual register_netdev() and calling unregister_netdev() at the beginning of emac_remove(), before any hardware teardown. This ensures the network device is fully stopped and unregistered before hardware resources are released. The change is safe because: - dev->ndev is assigned very early in probe (before any error paths that could bypass emac_remove) - platform_set_drvdata() is only called after successful registration, so emac_remove() only runs for fully registered devices - unregister_netdev() is idempotent and safe to call on any registered device
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel 6.12版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于网卡驱动在设备移除过程中使用devm_register_netdev()函数导致释放后重用，网络栈可能在硬件资源释放后仍处理数据包。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux a4dd8535a527061a01f2fd335596fa77ca240a96 ~ cf8e14db93eaecc4c0c58299be3b3183b0e53ed5 -
Linux Linux 6.12 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-53234 (4)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-06-25 · 146 CVEs total

CVE-2026-53176 9.8 CRITICAL IB/isert: Reject login PDUs shorter than ISER_HEADERS_LEN
CVE-2026-53228 9.8 CRITICAL ipv6: sit: reload inner IPv6 header after GSO offloads
CVE-2026-53151 9.8 CRITICAL rxrpc: Fix the ACK parser to extract the SACK table for parsing
CVE-2026-53221 9.8 CRITICAL ip6_vti: fix incorrect tunnel matching in vti6_tnl_lookup()
CVE-2026-53247 9.8 CRITICAL net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: Fix use-after-free in metadata dst teardown
CVE-2026-53216 9.8 CRITICAL net: mvpp2: limit XDP frame size to the RX buffer
CVE-2026-53260 9.8 CRITICAL tcp: Add preempt_{disable,enable}_nested() in reqsk_queue_hash_req().
CVE-2026-53246 9.8 CRITICAL sctp: validate cached peer INIT chunk length in COOKIE_ECHO processing
CVE-2026-53175 9.8 CRITICAL inet: frags: fix use-after-free caused by the fqdir_pre_exit() flush
CVE-2026-53215 9.8 CRITICAL net: mvpp2: refill RX buffers before XDP or skb use
CVE-2026-53131 9.4 CRITICAL netfilter: require Ethernet MAC header before using eth_hdr()
CVE-2026-53225 9.1 CRITICAL sctp: fix uninit-value in __sctp_rcv_asconf_lookup()
CVE-2026-53224 9.1 CRITICAL sctp: validate embedded INIT chunk and address list lengths in cookie
CVE-2026-53186 9.1 CRITICAL RDMA/srp: bound SRP_RSP sense copy by the received length
CVE-2026-53240 8.8 HIGH xfrm: iptfs: fix use-after-free on first_skb in __input_process_payload
CVE-2026-53171 8.8 HIGH accel/ethosu: fix arithmetic issues in dma_length()
CVE-2026-53232 8.8 HIGH net: phy: clean the sfp upstream if phy probing fails
CVE-2026-53159 8.8 HIGH misc: fastrpc: fix DMA address corruption due to find_vma misuse
CVE-2026-53170 8.8 HIGH accel/ethosu: reject DMA commands with uninitialized length
CVE-2026-53188 8.8 HIGH RDMA/core: Validate the passed in fops for ib_get_ucaps()

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