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If the transmitter is then\ndelayed, flush_all_backlogs() can run and finish before the transmitter\ngrabs the backlog lock and queues the packet. The packet then escapes\nthe flush and triggers UAF later when processed.\n\nFix this by moving the netif_running() check inside the backlog lock.\nThis serializes the check with the flush work (which also grabs the lock).\nWe then either queue the packet before the flush runs (so it gets flushed),\nor check netif_running() after the flush/close completes (so it gets dropped).","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-08-15T05:57:27.642+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-21T12:45:02.169+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n \"product\": \"Linux\",\n \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n \"programFiles\": [\n \"net/core/dev.c\"\n ],\n \"versions\": [\n {\n \"version\": \"e9e4dd3267d0c5234c5c0f47440456b10875dec9\",\n \"lessThan\": \"cbe10ea090ea9d6fa5ff50c9b44f2a86fe56f0b7\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"e9e4dd3267d0c5234c5c0f47440456b10875dec9\",\n \"lessThan\": \"b422e3eff0edf0975de4883929adbed28f9d08bc\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"e9e4dd3267d0c5234c5c0f47440456b10875dec9\",\n \"lessThan\": \"2fface6e0bbd6314d1d9d071abf2c4d67548511c\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"e9e4dd3267d0c5234c5c0f47440456b10875dec9\",\n \"lessThan\": \"46762cefe7f4e5bffc1eb467810a7bbb02e461d7\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"78b6803a1961369d0b8350ff1f99b7375bbd7a8f\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"b5d73d9cdd6be22795499890ea928a6f57ef829c\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"f6533fed1bfa842e391ee50f9a9c5e963c71e579\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"2095ab2456da766174cda8bc105d7a7b1bc70e16\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"f1fdb184aefa8447560e3ea0e605171592ffee41\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"f75c8a3015422128ca150e81c730bc2a471b5f4a\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"git\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"3.2.71\",\n \"lessThan\": \"3.3\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"3.4.111\",\n \"lessThan\": \"3.5\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"3.12.48\",\n \"lessThan\": \"3.13\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"3.14.54\",\n \"lessThan\": \"3.15\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"3.18.22\",\n \"lessThan\": \"3.19\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"4.1.9\",\n \"lessThan\": \"4.2\",\n \"status\": \"affected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n }\n ]\n }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n \"product\": \"Linux\",\n \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\",\n \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n \"programFiles\": [\n \"net/core/dev.c\"\n ],\n \"versions\": [\n {\n \"version\": \"4.2\",\n \"status\": \"affected\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"0\",\n \"lessThan\": \"4.2\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"6.12.114\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.12.*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"6.18.57\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.18.*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"7.1.5\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"7.1.*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n },\n {\n \"version\": \"7.2\",\n \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n }\n ]\n }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.9,"severity":"CRITICAL"}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbe10ea090ea9d6fa5ff50c9b44f2a86fe56f0b7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b422e3eff0edf0975de4883929adbed28f9d08bc","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fface6e0bbd6314d1d9d071abf2c4d67548511c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46762cefe7f4e5bffc1eb467810a7bbb02e461d7"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72493","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-72493","identifiers":["CVE-2026-72493"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[{"source":"cisa-kev:global","scope":"Complete CISA KEV catalog; all vendors. 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