CVE-2026-98488
N/AIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: atl1e: fix soft lockup on out-of-range hw_next_to_clean read Same issue as atl1c (see the first commit in this series, "net: atl1c: fix soft lockup on out-of-range tpd_cons read"): the hardware can report an out-of-range hw_next_to_clean (seen as 0xffff) while the PCIe link/MAC is resetting. An out-of-range value can never be reached and the loop below would spin forever. Treat it as "nothing new to clean" instead.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 11th percentile
Impact if exploited
—CVSS · not scored
- No impact metrics
Proof of concept & exploit code
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References
Technical & other
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca862b1a4af7eac19429ca7ab92625f94ff4a46c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bbb44075bd3e773d61706882ab923ece8b3b519
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34bc747a61bef572244b01b095552b629cd8d2a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d8c85359b5075c7937925b673add7ed00e57ec8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a277422d194c62daa1b961f5f739689e53fe7301
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b7161804d8f31227551901f93947bb4eea4690b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a7d9271b37c80fb7db04aff3bc5621cfdaf9bee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/374bf9e4b90f979e052332c4faca2d745c491a12