Vulnerability · Published Apr 25, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-31678openvswitch: defer tunnel netdev_put to RCU release

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity race condition in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: openvswitch: defer tunnel netdev_put to RCU release ovs_netdev_tunnel_destroy() may run after NETDEV_UNREGISTER already detached the device. Dropping the netdev reference in destroy can race with concurrent readers that still observe vport->dev. Do not release vport->dev in ovs_netdev_tunnel_destroy(). Instead, let vport_netdev_free() drop the reference from the RCU callback, matching the non-tunnel destroy path and avoiding additional synchronization under RTNL.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8bpftool4.18.0-553.173.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:82807
AlmaLinux:10kernel6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
AlmaLinux:8kernel4.18.0-553.173.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:82807
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:86033
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:86033
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-core6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-core5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:86033
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:86033
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AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-core5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:86033
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-devel6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:86033
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-modules6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:86033
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules-core6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-core5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:86033
AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules-extra6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules-extra-matched6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt4.18.0-553.173.1.rt7.514.el8_10ALSA-2026:82806
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:86033
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-tools6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
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AlmaLinux:10python3-perf6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
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AlmaLinux:9python3-perf5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:86033
AlmaLinux:10rtla6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
AlmaLinux:9rtla5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:86033
AlmaLinux:10rv6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:85321
AlmaLinux:9rv5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:86033
Debian:12linux6.1.170-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31678
Debian:13linux6.12.85-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31678
Debian:14linux6.19.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31678
Rocky Linux:10kernel0:6.12.0-211.67.1.el10_2RLSA-2026:85321
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.173.1.el8_10RLSA-2026:82807
Rocky Linux:9kernel0:5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8RLSA-2026:86033
Rocky Linux:8kernel-rt0:4.18.0-553.173.1.rt7.514.el8_10RLSA-2026:82806
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31678
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-136.136UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31678
Ubuntu:25.10linuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31678
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31678
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31678
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1061.64UBUNTU-CVE-2026-31678
Ubuntu:25.10linux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31678
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31678
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-31678

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux a9020fde67a6eb77f8130feff633189f99264db1 – before f0ec49d3a39c1f5a4f3270ea27ca0854fad2a2a2a9020fde67a6eb77f8130feff633189f99264db1 – before 9d56aced21fb9c104e8a3f3be9b21fbafe448ffca9020fde67a6eb77f8130feff633189f99264db1 – before 42f0d3d81209654c08ffdde5a34b9b92d2645896a9020fde67a6eb77f8130feff633189f99264db1 – before bbe7bd722bfaea36aab3da6cc60fb4a05c644643a9020fde67a6eb77f8130feff633189f99264db1 – before 98b726ab5e2a4811e27c28e4d041f75bba147eaba9020fde67a6eb77f8130feff633189f99264db1 – before b8c56a3fc5d879c0928f207a756b0f067f06c6a8a9020fde67a6eb77f8130feff633189f99264db1 – before 6931d21f87bc6d657f145798fad0bf077b82486c
Linux Linux 4.3

Weakness: CWE-362 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References