Vulnerability · Published Sep 24, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-93278staging: octeon: add missing napi_disable in cvm_oct_rx_shutdown

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In plain English

A security flaw 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 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: octeon: add missing napi_disable in cvm_oct_rx_shutdown cvm_oct_rx_shutdown calls free_irq and netif_napi_del without disabling the napi instance first. As the free_irq only waits for completion of hard interrupt handlers, the napi poll function could still be active. If cvm_oct_remove proceeds to free the plat structure (which holds the NAPI instances), the active poll function will access freed memory, resulting in a use-after-free crash.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.190-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93278
Debian:13linux6.12.111-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93278
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93278
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93278

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 3368c784bcf77124aaf39372e627016c36bd4472 – before 158389d7af04bbf0664d91c2ce31fcc9eeace1eb3368c784bcf77124aaf39372e627016c36bd4472 – before c124049c3a7006fd6caf629139a5722610bbffb43368c784bcf77124aaf39372e627016c36bd4472 – before 98f9036b2254c928cb44da0c77dba38f66f7d8f13368c784bcf77124aaf39372e627016c36bd4472 – before b38fbd68cc36b4f478a1e3cfc169b8616ae1337d3368c784bcf77124aaf39372e627016c36bd4472 – before 89f9f433271fad9351de6a3c713b45b2cfb23e4a3368c784bcf77124aaf39372e627016c36bd4472 – before b2243ffaac14cc3639b5b32a371aac37f96ee5543368c784bcf77124aaf39372e627016c36bd4472 – before c0a9a8586a63fda49e61a6b83360feac2a60d898
Linux Linux 2.6.34

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