Answer in brief
CVE-2026-31678 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in openvswitch: defer tunnel netdev_put to RCU release. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=a9020fde67a6eb77f8130feff633189f99264db1 <9d56aced21fb9c104e8a3f3be9b21fbafe448ffc || >=a9020fde67a6eb77f8130feff633189f99264db1 <42f0d3d81209654c08ffdde5a34b9b92d2645896 || >=a9020fde67a6eb77f8130feff633189f99264db1 <bbe7bd722bfaea36aab3da6cc60fb4a05c644643 || >=a9020fde67a6eb77f8130feff633189f99264db1 <98b726ab5e2a4811e27c28e4d041f75bba147eab || >=a9020fde67a6eb77f8130feff633189f99264db1 <b8c56a3fc5d879c0928f207a756b0f067f06c6a8 || >=a9020fde67a6eb77f8130feff633189f99264db1 <6931d21f87bc6d657f145798fad0bf077b82486c | 9d56aced21fb9c104e8a3f3be9b21fbafe448ffc, 42f0d3d81209654c08ffdde5a34b9b92d2645896, bbe7bd722bfaea36aab3da6cc60fb4a05c644643, 98b726ab5e2a4811e27c28e4d041f75bba147eab, b8c56a3fc5d879c0928f207a756b0f067f06c6a8, 6931d21f87bc6d657f145798fad0bf077b82486c |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.3 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Apr 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 16, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: openvswitch: defer tunnel netdev_put to RCU release ovs_netdev_tunnel_destroy() may run after NETDEV_UNREGISTER already detached the device. Dropping the netdev reference in destroy can race with concurrent readers that still observe vport->dev. Do not release vport->dev in ovs_netdev_tunnel_destroy(). Instead, let vport_netdev_free() drop the reference from the RCU callback, matching the non-tunnel destroy path and avoiding additional synchronization under RTNL.
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