In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bna: prevent IOC timer rearm during teardown
bna: prevent IOC timer rearm during teardown
bnad_pci_remove() and the probe disable_ioceth path call
timer_delete_sync() for ioc_timer, sem_timer and hb_timer, but not for
iocpf_timer. bnad_iocpf_timeout() then takes bnad->bna_lock after
free_netdev() has freed the struct bnad.
Deleting iocpf_timer last does not fix this. sem_timer and
iocpf_timer rearm each other: bnad_iocpf_sem_timeout() can arm
iocpf_timer, and bnad_iocpf_timeout() arms sem_timer from
bfa_ioc_hw_sem_get() when the semaphore is busy.
timer_delete_sync() only waits out its own callback.
bnad_ioceth_disable() can time out and leave that callback live.
Shut all four IOC timers down with timer_shutdown_sync() on both
paths, so a later mod_timer() is ignored.
This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research
while reviewing kernel code.
bna: prevent IOC timer rearm during teardown
bna: prevent IOC timer rearm during teardown
bnad_pci_remove() and the probe disable_ioceth path call
timer_delete_sync() for ioc_timer, sem_timer and hb_timer, but not for
iocpf_timer. bnad_iocpf_timeout() then takes bnad->bna_lock after
free_netdev() has freed the struct bnad.
Deleting iocpf_timer last does not fix this. sem_timer and
iocpf_timer rearm each other: bnad_iocpf_sem_timeout() can arm
iocpf_timer, and bnad_iocpf_timeout() arms sem_timer from
bfa_ioc_hw_sem_get() when the semaphore is busy.
timer_delete_sync() only waits out its own callback.
bnad_ioceth_disable() can time out and leave that callback live.
Shut all four IOC timers down with timer_shutdown_sync() on both
paths, so a later mod_timer() is ignored.
This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research
while reviewing kernel code.
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| Weaknesses | CWE-362 CWE-416 |
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bna: prevent IOC timer rearm during teardown bna: prevent IOC timer rearm during teardown bnad_pci_remove() and the probe disable_ioceth path call timer_delete_sync() for ioc_timer, sem_timer and hb_timer, but not for iocpf_timer. bnad_iocpf_timeout() then takes bnad->bna_lock after free_netdev() has freed the struct bnad. Deleting iocpf_timer last does not fix this. sem_timer and iocpf_timer rearm each other: bnad_iocpf_sem_timeout() can arm iocpf_timer, and bnad_iocpf_timeout() arms sem_timer from bfa_ioc_hw_sem_get() when the semaphore is busy. timer_delete_sync() only waits out its own callback. bnad_ioceth_disable() can time out and leave that callback live. Shut all four IOC timers down with timer_shutdown_sync() on both paths, so a later mod_timer() is ignored. This issue was identified during our ongoing static-analysis research while reviewing kernel code. | |
| Title | bna: prevent IOC timer rearm during teardown | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-18T15:18:12.964Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.356Z
Link: CVE-2026-98544
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:06.300
Modified: 2026-10-18T16:17:06.300
Link: CVE-2026-98544
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Updated: 2026-10-18T17:30:16Z