Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97411
Published: September 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152059
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97411
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper state management in the mal_remove() function of the IBM EMAC MAL driver when removing the affected module after NAPI has not been enabled or has already been disabled. A local privileged user can remove the affected module to cause a denial of service.
The condition can occur when no MACs were registered or when registered MACs were subsequently unregistered.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97411
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3