Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ethernet: arc: emac: quiesce interrupts before requesting IRQ
Normal RX/TX interrupts are enabled later, in arc_emac_open(), so probe
should not see interrupt delivery in the usual case. However, hardware may
still present stale or latched interrupt status left by firmware or the
bootloader.
If probe later unwinds after devm_request_irq() has installed the handler,
such a stale interrupt can still reach arc_emac_intr() during teardown and
race with release of the associated net_device.
Avoid that window by putting the device into a known quiescent state before
requesting the IRQ: disable all EMAC interrupt sources and clear any
pending EMAC interrupt status bits. This keeps the change hardware-focused
and minimal, while preventing spurious IRQ delivery from leftover state.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.11 | 5.10.253 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.19.10-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.85-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.170-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 6.8.0-1028.33 | — |
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.15.0-1096.98 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux | 6.8.0-136.136 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1061.64 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1063.71 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 6.8.0-1062.69 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1064.72 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1059.67 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1046.50 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1061.62 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-136.136.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1059.62 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1059.62.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1030.31 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1058.61 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1061.65 | USN-8665-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-vmware | 6.8.0-1008.8 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-xilinx | 6.8.0-1033.34 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux | 5.15.0-186.196 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1112.119 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure +1 | 5.15.0-1117.126 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.8 | 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1112.122 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1108.114 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1095.103 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1106.110 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1107.113 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1104.109 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-184.194 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1107.108 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1064.66 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1053.53 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1109.115 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1106.109 | USN-8668-2 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 | 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.3 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1075.79 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
Show 17 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2050.52 | USN-8665-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1056.57 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1104.106 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1111.120 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.8 | 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS | linux-fips | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-fips | 6.8.0-136.136+fips2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 5.15.0-1112.119+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 5.15.0-1117.126+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-fips | 5.15.0-186.196+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 5.15.0-1112.122+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS | linux-fips | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux +10 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.15 | 5.15.0-1112.119~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.15 | 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.15 | 5.15.0-1117.126~20.04.2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.15 | 5.15.0-1112.122~20.04.1 | USN-8668-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 | 5.15.0-186.196~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-ibm-5.15 +1 | 5.15.0-1106.110~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 5.15.0-1107.113~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | 5.15.0-184.194~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 | 5.15.0-1064.66~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.15 | 5.15.0-1109.115~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux +12 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux +7 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux +3 | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 4
- WID-SEC-2026-2680 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8665-1 linux-raspi, linux-raspi-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-8668-2 linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-8668-1 linux-gcp-5.15 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abd338da658d7faa8e26cfefc8f83f0066707564
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f29dd540fe5ea3c826fc8ec759ba488b31f9707
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fc7449773748c7b904235a09a67054d78ab1172
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81431da777924dddaefa5c9b0ca9da4a93f9df96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f2386f529807826e7404d40a245ee428f89f62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8efd5dcd31e22a9308b16b107a052fcd568c0a99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f9adb3605e36f75639de529bb3d66e94194a388
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2503d08f8a2de618e5c3a8183b250ff4a2e2d52c