In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
octeon_ep: Fix host hang issue during device reboot
When the host loses heartbeat messages from the device, the driver calls the device-specific ndo_stop function, which frees the resources. If the driver is unloaded in this scenario, it calls ndo_stop again, attempting to free resources that have already been freed, leading to a host hang issue. To resolve this, dev_close should be called instead of the device-specific stop function.dev_close internally calls ndo_stop to stop the network interface and performs additional cleanup tasks. During the driver unload process, if the device is already down, ndo_stop is not called.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux / linux_kernel | 6.4 | 6.6.90 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 6.7 | 6.12.28 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 6.13 | 6.14.6 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 6.15-rc1 | 6.15-rc1.x |
| linux / linux_kernel | 6.15-rc2 | 6.15-rc2.x |
| linux / linux_kernel | 6.15-rc3 | 6.15-rc3.x |
| linux / linux_kernel | 6.15-rc4 | 6.15-rc4.x |