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CVE-2026-23368
published 2026-03-25

CVE-2026-23368: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: register phy led_triggers during probe to avoid AB-BA deadlock There is an AB-BA…

PriorityP421medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.10%
1.0th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: phy: register phy led_triggers during probe to avoid AB-BA deadlock There is an AB-BA deadlock when both LEDS_TRIGGER_NETDEV and LED_TRIGGER_PHY are enabled: [ 1362.049207] [] led_trigger_register+0x5c/0x1fc ] phy_led_triggers_register+0xd0/0x234 [ 1362.060329] [] phy_attach_direct+0x33c/0x40c [ 1362.065489] [] phylink_fwnode_phy_connect+0x15c/0x23c [ 1362.071480] [] mtk_open+0x7c/0xba0 [ 1362.075849] [] __dev_open+0x280/0x2b0 [ 1362.080384] [] __dev_change_flags+0x244/0x24c [ 1362.085598] [] dev_change_flags+0x28/0x78 [ 1362.090528] [] dev_ioctl+0x4c0/0x654 ] sock_ioctl+0x2f4/0x4e0 [ 1362.099567] [] sys_ioctl+0x32c/0xd8c [ 1362.104022] [] syscall_common+0x34/0x58 Here LED_TRIGGER_PHY is registering LED triggers during phy_attach while holding RTNL and then taking triggers_list_lock. [ 1362.191101] [] register_netdevice_notifier+0x60/0x168 ] netdev_trig_activate+0x194/0x1e4 [ 1362.202490] [] led_trigger_set+0x1d4/0x360 ] led_trigger_write+0xd8/0x14c [ 1362.212566] [] sysfs_kf_bin_write+0x80/0xbc [ 1362.217688] [] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x17c/0x28c [ 1362.223174] [] vfs_write+0x21c/0x3c4 [ 1362.227712] [] ksys_write+0x78/0x12c [ 1362.232164] [] syscall_common+0x34/0x58 Here LEDS_TRIGGER_NETDEV is being enabled on an LED. It first takes triggers_list_lock and then RTNL. A classical AB-BA deadlock. phy_led_triggers_registers() does not require the RTNL, it does not make any calls into the network stack which require protection. There is also no requirement the PHY has been attached to a MAC, the triggers only make use of phydev state. This allows the call to phy_led_triggers_registers() to be placed elsewhere. PHY probe() and release() don't hold RTNL, so solving the AB-BA deadlock.

Affected

69 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.19.8-1 (forky)linux 6.19.8-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6 < 2b01518eabace18f7ec8b4cafd52082303080dca2b01518eabace18f7ec8b4cafd52082303080dca
linuxlinux>= 06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6 < 305afdd02ff3e694c165457793104710ec0728e5305afdd02ff3e694c165457793104710ec0728e5
linuxlinux>= 06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6 < c6ffc2d2338d325e1edd0c702e3ee623aa5fdc6ac6ffc2d2338d325e1edd0c702e3ee623aa5fdc6a
linuxlinux>= 06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6 < c33523b8fd2d4c504ada18cd93f511f2a8f84217c33523b8fd2d4c504ada18cd93f511f2a8f84217
linuxlinux>= 06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6 < 241cd64cf2e32b28ead151b1795cd8fef2b6e482241cd64cf2e32b28ead151b1795cd8fef2b6e482
linuxlinux>= 06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6 < 2764dcb3c35de4410f642afc62cf9797274705752764dcb3c35de4410f642afc62cf979727470575
linuxlinux>= 06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6 < cde2d0b5ab5d03b5b6f17d4f654d8b30ccf36757cde2d0b5ab5d03b5b6f17d4f654d8b30ccf36757
linuxlinux>= 06f502f57d0d7728f9fa0f157ec5e4111ddb98f6 < c8dbdc6e380e7e96a51706db3e4b7870d8a9402dc8dbdc6e380e7e96a51706db3e4b7870d8a9402d
linuxlinux_kernel
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linuxlinux_kernel
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linuxlinux_kernel
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linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.19.8-16.19.8-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.16.0 < 6.1.1676.1.167
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.16.1 < 5.10.2535.10.253
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.2035.15.203
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16 < 6.1.1676.1.167
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.18.176.18.17
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13.0 < 6.18.176.18.17

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vendor_ubuntu7.1HIGH
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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