CVE-2026-63998
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ethtool: module: call ethnl_ops_complete() on module flash errors
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: module: call ethnl_ops_complete() on module flash errors When validate() fails we are skipping over ethnl_ops_complete() even tho we already called ethnl_ops_begin().
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
July 19, 2026
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-63998
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: module: call ethnl_ops_complete() on module flash errors When validate() fails we are skipping over ethnl_ops_complete() even tho we already called ethnl_ops_begin().
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84371fb58423f997939aacdcbc02d128d76a54e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9defbf8b62bde89e206d74c2a2b445b9ed66108
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e96ef1a40dda5b637b1911cd950b11e9848de939
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/63xxx/CVE-2026-63998.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63998