net/mlx5e: TC, skip peer flow cleanup when LAG seq is unavailable (CVE-2026-72344) | HOL Guard CVE

High · CVSS 7.8CVE-2026-72344

net/mlx5e: TC, skip peer flow cleanup when LAG seq is unavailable

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-72344 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in net/mlx5e: TC, skip peer flow cleanup when LAG seq is unavailable. 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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Published Aug 15, 2026Updated Aug 17, 2026Source checked Sep 29, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 15, 2026Material review Aug 17, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 7.8
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

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

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Linux/Linuxgeneric	>=971b28accc09436fe6a6d5afd667dcbfb3ed7e03 <5a95aa0198af75047d98fb72950642c89dab770f \|\| >=971b28accc09436fe6a6d5afd667dcbfb3ed7e03 <7bed4af0ced82948d660205efecd551ef8bc3912	5a95aa0198af75047d98fb72950642c89dab770f, 7bed4af0ced82948d660205efecd551ef8bc3912
Linux/Linuxgeneric	7.1	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Linux/Linux, Linux/Linux.
Review the reported fix. Update Linux/Linux to 5a95aa0198af75047d98fb72950642c89dab770f if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: TC, skip peer flow cleanup when LAG seq is unavailable mlx5_lag_get_dev_seq() will return error when the peer isn't in the LAG or when no device is marked as master. Result bad memory access and kernel crash[1]. Hence, skip the peer when lookup fails. Note: In case there are peer flows, they are cleaned before LAG cleared the master mark. [1] RIP: 0010:mlx5e_tc_del_fdb_peers_flow+0x3d/0x350 [mlx5_core] Call Trace: <TASK> mlx5e_tc_clean_fdb_peer_flows+0xc1/0x130 [mlx5_core] mlx5_esw_offloads_unpair+0x3a/0x400 [mlx5_core] mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_event+0xee/0x360 [mlx5_core] mlx5_devcom_send_event+0x7a/0x140 [mlx5_core] mlx5_esw_offloads_devcom_cleanup+0x2f/0x90 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_tc_esw_cleanup+0x28/0xf0 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_rep_tc_cleanup+0x19/0x30 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_cleanup_uplink_rep_tx+0x36/0x40 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_cleanup_rep_tx+0x55/0x60 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_detach_netdev+0x96/0xf0 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_netdev_change_profile+0x5b/0x120 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_netdev_attach_nic_profile+0x1b/0x30 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_vport_rep_unload+0xdd/0x110 [mlx5_core] __esw_offloads_unload_rep+0x81/0xb0 [mlx5_core] mlx5_eswitch_unregister_vport_reps+0x1d7/0x220 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_rep_remove+0x22/0x30 [mlx5_core] device_release_driver_internal+0x194/0x1f0 bus_remove_device+0xe8/0x1b0 device_del+0x159/0x3c0 mlx5_rescan_drivers_locked+0xbc/0x2d0 [mlx5_core] mlx5_unregister_device+0x54/0x80 [mlx5_core] mlx5_uninit_one+0x73/0x130 [mlx5_core] remove_one+0x78/0xe0 [mlx5_core] pci_device_remove+0x39/0xa0

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