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devlink: fix net namespace reference leak in reload

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: fix net namespace reference leak in reload devlink_nl_reload_doit() calls devlink_netns_get(), which returns a net with a held reference. When the requested namespace differs from the current one and the reload action is not DRIVER_REINIT, the function returns -EOPNOTSUPP without releasing the reference. Add the missing put_net() on this error path.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.12.104, 6.18.45, 6.6.152, 7.1.9
CVEs
CVE-2026-74718
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 20:49 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

devlink: fix net namespace reference leak in reload

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Aug 2026, 15:33 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: devlink: fix net namespace reference leak in reload devlink_nl_reload_doit() calls devlink_netns_get(), which returns a net with a held reference. When the requested namespace differs from the current one and the reload action is not DRIVER_REINIT, the function returns -EOPNOTSUPP without releasing the reference. Add the missing put_net() on this error path.

osv:CVE-2026-74718

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9

Complete source record
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