USN-6706-1
Not scored
linux-oem-6.1 vulnerability
It was discovered that the Microchip USB Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition during device removal, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
Exploit probability
Not scored
Published
March 20, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
June 3, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
26 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
USN-6706-1
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It was discovered that the Microchip USB Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition during device removal, leading to a use- after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
05 / REFERENCES