CVE-2025-68762 (GCVE-0-2025-68762)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-05 09:32 – Updated: 2026-05-11 21:52
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Title
net: netpoll: initialize work queue before error checks
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: netpoll: initialize work queue before error checks Prevent a kernel warning when netconsole setup fails on devices with IFF_DISABLE_NETPOLL flag. The warning (at kernel/workqueue.c:4242 in __flush_work) occurs because the cleanup path tries to cancel an uninitialized work queue. When __netpoll_setup() encounters a device with IFF_DISABLE_NETPOLL, it fails early and calls skb_pool_flush() for cleanup. This function calls cancel_work_sync(&np->refill_wq), but refill_wq hasn't been initialized yet, triggering the warning. Move INIT_WORK() to the beginning of __netpoll_setup(), ensuring the work queue is properly initialized before any potential failure points. This allows the cleanup path to safely cancel the work queue regardless of where the setup fails.
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Linux Linux Affected: 248f6571fd4c51531f7f8f07f186f7ae98a50afc , < a90d0dc38a10347078cca60e7495ad0648838f18 (git)
Affected: 248f6571fd4c51531f7f8f07f186f7ae98a50afc , < 760bc6ceda8e2c273c0e2018ad2595967c3dd308 (git)
Affected: 248f6571fd4c51531f7f8f07f186f7ae98a50afc , < e5235eb6cfe02a51256013a78f7b28779a7740d5 (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 6.15
Unaffected: 0 , < 6.15 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.17.13 , ≤ 6.17.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.2 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.19 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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