CVE-2026-90084 — octeontx2-vf: fix workqueue and netdev race in probe/remove
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-vf: fix workqueue and netdev race in probe/remove Initialize the VF workqueue before register_net…
Published: 2026-09-17 · CVSS: Unscored
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeontx2-vf: fix workqueue and netdev race in probe/remove Initialize the VF workqueue before register_netdev() so ndo_set_rx_mode does not queue work on a NULL workqueue. Unregister the netdev before destroying the workqueue, and add proper probe error cleanup.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7