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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53234

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...

Original description

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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: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.0
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.3
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.3
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-edge
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.3
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-4.15
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-5.4
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.4
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.0
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.3
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.11
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.8
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.11
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.8
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.11
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.8
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke-5.15
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.15
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.11
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.8
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-intel-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.10
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.14
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.6
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.11
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.13
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.8
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.11
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Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.8
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-allwinner-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-aws-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-5.17
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.0
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.1
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oem-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-oracle-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv-6.5
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-starfive-5.19
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-starfive-6.2
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Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-starfive-6.5
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-aws-6.14
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-aws-6.17
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-aws-7.0
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure-6.11
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure-6.14
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure-6.17
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure-7.0
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-6.14
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-7.0
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure-nvidia-6.14
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.11
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.14
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.17
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gcp-7.0
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.11
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.14
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.17
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-hwe-7.0
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.11
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-nvidia-6.17
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-nvidia-7.0
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oem-6.11
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oem-6.14
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oem-6.17
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oem-6.8
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oracle-6.14
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oracle-6.17
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-oracle-7.0
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-realtime
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-riscv
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-riscv-6.14
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-riscv-6.17
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Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-riscv-7.0
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Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:24.04:LTS linux-realtime-6.14
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Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:24.04:LTS linux-realtime-6.17
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Ubuntu:25.10 linux
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Ubuntu:25.10 linux-aws
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Ubuntu:25.10 linux-azure
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Ubuntu:25.10 linux-azure-fde
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Ubuntu:25.10 linux-gcp
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Ubuntu:25.10 linux-oracle
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Ubuntu:25.10 linux-raspi
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Ubuntu:25.10 linux-realtime
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Ubuntu:25.10 linux-riscv
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Ubuntu:26.04:LTS linux
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Ubuntu:26.04:LTS linux-aws
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Ubuntu:26.04:LTS linux-azure
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Ubuntu:26.04:LTS linux-azure-fde
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Ubuntu:26.04:LTS linux-gcp
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Ubuntu:26.04:LTS linux-gke
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Ubuntu:26.04:LTS linux-ibm
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Ubuntu:26.04:LTS linux-nvidia
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Ubuntu:26.04:LTS linux-nvidia-bos
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Ubuntu:26.04:LTS linux-oem-7.0
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Ubuntu:26.04:LTS linux-oracle
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Ubuntu:26.04:LTS linux-raspi
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Ubuntu:26.04:LTS linux-realtime
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Ubuntu:26.04:LTS linux-riscv
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