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Such an update can race an\nRTNL-held one on the same phy; both read the same pib_old and both\nkfree_rcu() it, double-freeing the object. With SLUB percpu sheaves\nbatching kfree_rcu(), this surfaces as a KASAN invalid-free in\nrcu_free_sheaf().\n\nstruct hwsim_phy has no lock for pib. Add one and make the swap atomic\nwith rcu_replace_pointer() under it, dropping the misleading\nrtnl_dereference().","score":null,"severity":"unknown","published":"2026-09-25T10:22:13.606Z","modified":"2026-10-30T12:37:33.925Z","withdrawn":false,"knownExploited":false,"affected":[],"products":[{"vendor":"Linux","name":"Linux","platforms":[],"versions":[{"version":"f25da51fdc381ca2863248c7060b3662632f0872","status":"affected","lessThan":"8f44a61f816581c35c1974c8c1a3b3c2c49e96be","versionType":"git"},{"version":"f25da51fdc381ca2863248c7060b3662632f0872","status":"affected","lessThan":"e3b4681197aa026bd2d79358de5a3d62b76b04b9","versionType":"git"},{"version":"f25da51fdc381ca2863248c7060b3662632f0872","status":"affected","lessThan":"9973b3a67a7592a780ea12b08334539a900deec1","versionType":"git"},{"version":"f25da51fdc381ca2863248c7060b3662632f0872","status":"affected","lessThan":"d3b8f264ce09573aededd0a97dc41c8147797d8f","versionType":"git"},{"version":"f25da51fdc381ca2863248c7060b3662632f0872","status":"affected","lessThan":"db6442deecb1f13aeaf4f9d77746ea7555630fb3","versionType":"git"},{"version":"f25da51fdc381ca2863248c7060b3662632f0872","status":"affected","lessThan":"979d5b8de8ed4e1f997aef12da5694b99be7b871","versionType":"git"}],"defaultStatus":"unaffected","cpes":[],"source":"Linux","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97599"},{"vendor":"Linux","name":"Linux","platforms":[],"versions":[{"version":"4.19","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"4.19","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.191","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.158","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.111","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.53","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2.7","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.2.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.3","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"defaultStatus":"affected","cpes":[],"source":"Linux","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97599"}],"remediation":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f44a61f816581c35c1974c8c1a3b3c2c49e96be","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3b4681197aa026bd2d79358de5a3d62b76b04b9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9973b3a67a7592a780ea12b08334539a900deec1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3b8f264ce09573aededd0a97dc41c8147797d8f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db6442deecb1f13aeaf4f9d77746ea7555630fb3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/979d5b8de8ed4e1f997aef12da5694b99be7b871"],"sources":[{"name":"CVE","id":"CVE-2026-97599","modified":"2026-10-30T12:37:33.925Z","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97599"}],"assessments":[],"sourceAffected":[],"observedAt":"2026-10-30T14:00:27.442Z","kev":{"status":"not-listed","checkedAt":"2026-11-15T22:15:32.964Z"},"coverage":[{"source":"NVD","status":"not-checked"},{"source":"GHSA","status":"not-checked"},{"source":"EUVD","status":"not-checked"},{"source":"EPSS","status":"not-checked"}],"evidence":[],"aiSummary":null}