Answer in brief
CVE-2026-98615 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in eth: fbnic: Set AW_FLUSH_MODE alongside AW_FLUSH when flushing the mailbox. 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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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
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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 | >=fea860a2a6136658708fb530a82d59d29f708b74 <ed4163f6ba9b52bfd6216d5215ee7b8eb5072411 || >=3b12f00ddd08e888273b2ac0488d396d90a836fc <8a052cd4b2caee1f90cf0e3874377066939c90e7 || >=3b12f00ddd08e888273b2ac0488d396d90a836fc <a969db6548a1b046cd1423701f5f9c3f5794e90d || >=3b12f00ddd08e888273b2ac0488d396d90a836fc <8947f13e436a4ff5eed9f8f019b2865a07af4bb2 || 0a4aa8a32ddb96f320173a2e9b0e41f4a6d3746c || >=6.12.29 <6.12.112 || >=6.14.7 <6.15 | ed4163f6ba9b52bfd6216d5215ee7b8eb5072411, 8a052cd4b2caee1f90cf0e3874377066939c90e7, a969db6548a1b046cd1423701f5f9c3f5794e90d, 8947f13e436a4ff5eed9f8f019b2865a07af4bb2, 6.12.112, 6.15 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.15 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 18, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 18, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: fbnic: Set AW_FLUSH_MODE alongside AW_FLUSH when flushing the mailbox When tearing down the FW mailbox Rx ring, fbnic_mbx_reset_desc_ring() writes AW_CFG with FLUSH set and everything else, BME included, cleared. Clearing BME halts the device's writes to the host but leaves the staged requests parked in the PUL write pipeline rather than draining them, so on the write path FLUSH alone never terminates the outstanding requests and the flush the firmware waits on never completes. Add the FLUSH_MODE definition and set both bits so the staged writes drain out of the pipeline on their own. BME stays cleared, so nothing lands on the host; it is restored later in fbnic_mbx_init_desc_ring() when the ring is rebuilt, once the outstanding writes are gone. The read path is unaffected. AR_CFG has no equivalent mode bit and AR_FLUSH terminates the outstanding reads by itself, so it is left as is. Both writes remain plain stores rather than read-modify-writes. That is deliberate: the matching write in fbnic_mbx_init_desc_ring() restores BME and the TLP attributes, and clears both flush bits as a side effect.
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