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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iavf: use internal state to free traffic IRQs If the system tries to close the netdev while iavf_reset_task() is running, __LINK_STATE_START will be cleared and netif_running() will return false in iavf_reinit_interrupt_scheme(). This will result in iavf_free_traffic_irqs() not being called and a leak as follows: [7632.489326] remove_proc_entry: removing non-empty directory 'irq/999', leaking at least 'iavf-enp24s0f0v0-TxRx-0' [7632.490214] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 10 at fs/proc/generic.c:718 remove_proc_entry+0x19b/0x1b0 is shown when pci_disable_msix() is later called. Fix by using the internal adapter state. The traffic IRQs will always exist if state == __IAVF_RUNNING.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-12-09 | Published 2025-12-09 | Updated 2025-12-09 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

5b36e8d04b4439c9ceb814bfdfe1284737f9c632 (git) before 6d9d01689b82ff5cb8f8d2a82717d7997bc0bfff
affected

5b36e8d04b4439c9ceb814bfdfe1284737f9c632 (git) before 5e9db32eec628481f5da97a5b1aedb84a5240d18
affected

5b36e8d04b4439c9ceb814bfdfe1284737f9c632 (git) before a77ed5c5b768e9649be240a2d864e5cd9c6a2015
affected

Default status
affected

4.15
affected

Any version before 4.15
unaffected

6.1.42 (semver)
unaffected

6.4.7 (semver)
unaffected

6.5 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/6d9d01689b82ff5cb8f8d2a82717d7997bc0bfff

git.kernel.org/...c/5e9db32eec628481f5da97a5b1aedb84a5240d18

git.kernel.org/...c/a77ed5c5b768e9649be240a2d864e5cd9c6a2015

cve.org (CVE-2023-53850)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2023-53850)

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