CVE-2026-63997: Linux

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: module: avoid leaking a netdev ref on module flash errors module_flash_fw_schedule() is missing undo for setting the "in_progress" flag and taking the netdev reference. Delay taking these, the device can't disappear while we are holding rtnl_lock.

Affected products

• Linux Linux: from 6.11, before 6.12.93 (fixed in 6.12.93); from 6.13, before 6.18.35 (fixed in 6.18.35); from 6.19, before 7.0.12 (fixed in 7.0.12)

Published 2026-07-19. Last modified 2026-07-30.