AEGLIX investigation
CVE-2026-98619 research
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Evidence summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethtool: keep rtnl_lock for the ioctl self test An offline self test that brings the interface down and back up with netif_close() / netif_open() requires rtnl_lock for both. Since the ethtool IOCTL path became rtnl-optional for ops-locked drivers, the ETHTOOL_TEST ioctl runs holding only the netdev instance lock, so on an ops-locked driver the self test now tears the device down without rtnl_lock. With lockdep this reproduces deterministically on every offline self test on such a driver; note the sole lock held is the instance lock, not rtnl: WARNING: suspicious RCU usage net/core/netpoll.c:207 suspicious rc...
Assess exposure and vendor guidance
- No higher-priority signal is available in the current stored evidence.
CVSS: Unscored · EPSS: 0.15% (2026-10-27)
Source retrieved 2026-10-28T10:23:23.120132+00:00. Read the full record and affected versions before making a patch decision.
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