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CVE-2026-98562NVD

Vulnerability Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: libwx: fix races in Tx timestamp handling

wx->ptp_tx_skb is shared between the Tx path, the PTP auxiliary
worker and the timestamp cleanup paths. The
WX_STATE_PTP_TX_IN_PROGRESS bit prevents multiple Tx paths from
submitting timestamp requests, but does not serialize the worker
against cleanup.

As a result, wx_ptp_clear_tx_timestamp() can free an skb after
wx_ptp_tx_hwtstamp_work() has obtained its pointer. The worker may
then pass the freed skb to skb_tstamp_tx() and release the same
reference again.

The cleanup path may also clear the in-progress bit while the worker
is still processing the old skb. This allows the Tx path to publish a
new skb which the worker can subsequently overwrite with NULL,
leaking its reference.

Add a dedicated spinlock to protect publication and consumption of
the Tx timestamp skb. Detach the skb and clear the in-progress bit
while holding the lock, then deliver the timestamp and release the skb
after dropping it. Use the same locked cleanup in the quiesce path,
but keep the detach there free of register accesses: quiesce runs
during PCIe error recovery, where MMIO is not reliable, and it
deliberately did not touch the device before. The lock is taken with
interrupts disabled, because netpoll can call ndo_start_xmit() with
hard interrupts already off.

When handling a Tx DMA mapping failure, keep the transmit path
reference until after comparing the skb under the lock. This prevents
skb address reuse from making the error path mistake a newer timestamp
request for the failed one.
Severity Level
UNKNOWN
Published Date
Oct 18, 2026
Last Modified
Oct 19, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.19%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
N/A

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
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Patched Versions
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