VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-23165

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.09%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-02-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sfc: fix deadlock in RSS config read Since cited commit, core locks the net_device's rss_lock when handling ethtool -x command, so driver's implementation should not lock it again. Remove the latter.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-667: Improper Locking

Primary references