net: ibm: emac: mal: fix potential system hang in mal_remove() (CVE-2026-97411) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-97411

net: ibm: emac: mal: fix potential system hang in mal_remove()

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-97411 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in net: ibm: emac: mal: fix potential system hang in mal_remove(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 24, 2026Updated Sep 24, 2026Source checked Sep 25, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 25, 2026Material review Sep 24, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Linux/Linuxgeneric	>=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <f6c1aad9b35fa083f48ce0c5926204891d82e089 \|\| >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <c4cb9a728df66c46067b26263f5beb633aae4087 \|\| >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <7c5d41f87f079990bf241359e3c1332d8d10fe87 \|\| >=0 <6.12.111 \|\| >=0 <6.18.53	f6c1aad9b35fa083f48ce0c5926204891d82e089, c4cb9a728df66c46067b26263f5beb633aae4087, 7c5d41f87f079990bf241359e3c1332d8d10fe87, 6.12.111, 6.18.53

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Linux/Linux.
Review the reported fix. Update Linux/Linux to f6c1aad9b35fa083f48ce0c5926204891d82e089 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 25, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ibm: emac: mal: fix potential system hang in mal_remove() napi_disable() is not idempotent and calling it on an already-disabled or unenabled NAPI context will cause the kernel to spin indefinitely waiting for the NAPI_STATE_SCHED bit to clear. In mal_remove(), napi_disable() is called unconditionally. If no MACs were registered, NAPI was never enabled. Also, if they were registered but subsequently unregistered, NAPI was already disabled in mal_unregister_commac(). In either case, calling napi_disable() causes the kernel to hang upon module removal. Fix this by only calling napi_disable() in mal_remove() if the commac list is not empty (which implies NAPI is enabled).

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