Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-97956)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-97956). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: net_failover: Fix the deadlock in net_failover_slave_name_change()
This is a sibling fix of commit
b84c5632c7b3 ("net: net_failover: Fix the deadlock in slave register").
There is netdev_lock_ops() in the upper callers, so using netif_open()
instead of dev_open().
Call Trace:
__schedule+0x2bb/0x650
schedule+0x27/0xb0
schedule_preempt_disabled+0x15/0x30
__mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x550/0xaf0
__mutex_lock_slowpath+0x13/0x20
mutex_lock+0x3b/0x50
dev_open+0x3b/0xe0
net_failover_slave_name_change+0x22/0x40
failover_event+0xd4/0x1e0
notifier_call_chain+0x62/0xf0
raw_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x30
call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0x50/0x80
netif_change_name+0x200/0x330
do_setlink.isra.0+0xb12/0xdf0
? security_capable+0x9a/0x1e0
? ns_capable+0x31/0x60
rtnl_setlink+0x302/0x670
? netlink_recvmsg+0x296/0x340
? security_capable+0x9a/0x1e0
? __pfx_rtnl_setlink+0x10/0x10
rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x384/0x460
? __pfx_rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x10/0x10
netlink_rcv_skb+0x61/0x120
rtnetlink_rcv+0x15/0x30
netlink_unicast+0x28f/0x3c0
netlink_sendmsg+0x216/0x450
__sys_sendto+0x222/0x230
__x64_sys_sendto+0x24/0x40
x64_sys_call+0x1d5d/0x2390
do_syscall_64+0x105/0x5a0
? do_syscall_64+0x140/0x5a0
? exc_page_fault+0x94/0x1e0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-97956 has been found in Linux kernel.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-97956" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-97956 (Linux kernel)
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com