Disclosure summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: tsinfo: don't pass ERR_PTR to genlmsg_cancel on prepare failure The goto err label leads to: genlmsg_cancel(skb, ehdr); return ret; If ethnl_tsinfo_prepare_dump() failed, it has not started a genlmsg. There's nothing to cancel, and passing an error pointer to genlmsg_cancel() would cause a crash.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-763
Source-specific records & product guidance
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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-63986
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * {"versionStartIncluding":"6.19","versionEndExcluding":"7.0.12"} |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- git.kernel.org — Patch
- git.kernel.org — Patch
- git.kernel.org — Patch
PUBLISHED 2026-07-19T12:17:17-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T10:47:43-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:25:11-04:00