In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/mlx5e: Avoid unregistering PSP twice
PSP is unregistered twice in:
_mlx5e_remove -> mlx5e_psp_unregister
mlx5e_nic_cleanup -> mlx5e_psp_unregister
This leads to a refcount underflow in some conditions:
------------[ cut here ]------------
refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.
WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 1694 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xd8/0xe0
[...]
mlx5e_psp_unregister+0x26/0x50 [mlx5_core]
mlx5e_nic_cleanup+0x26/0x90 [mlx5_core]
mlx5e_remove+0xe6/0x1f0 [mlx5_core]
auxiliary_bus_remove+0x18/0x30
device_release_driver_internal+0x194/0x1f0
bus_remove_device+0xc6/0x130
device_del+0x159/0x3c0
mlx5_rescan_drivers_locked+0xbc/0x2a0 [mlx5_core]
[...]
Do not directly remove psp from the _mlx5e_remove path, the PSP cleanup
happens as part of profile cleanup.
net/mlx5e: Avoid unregistering PSP twice
PSP is unregistered twice in:
_mlx5e_remove -> mlx5e_psp_unregister
mlx5e_nic_cleanup -> mlx5e_psp_unregister
This leads to a refcount underflow in some conditions:
------------[ cut here ]------------
refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.
WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 1694 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xd8/0xe0
[...]
mlx5e_psp_unregister+0x26/0x50 [mlx5_core]
mlx5e_nic_cleanup+0x26/0x90 [mlx5_core]
mlx5e_remove+0xe6/0x1f0 [mlx5_core]
auxiliary_bus_remove+0x18/0x30
device_release_driver_internal+0x194/0x1f0
bus_remove_device+0xc6/0x130
device_del+0x159/0x3c0
mlx5_rescan_drivers_locked+0xbc/0x2a0 [mlx5_core]
[...]
Do not directly remove psp from the _mlx5e_remove path, the PSP cleanup
happens as part of profile cleanup.
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Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: Avoid unregistering PSP twice PSP is unregistered twice in: _mlx5e_remove -> mlx5e_psp_unregister mlx5e_nic_cleanup -> mlx5e_psp_unregister This leads to a refcount underflow in some conditions: ------------[ cut here ]------------ refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 1694 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xd8/0xe0 [...] mlx5e_psp_unregister+0x26/0x50 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_nic_cleanup+0x26/0x90 [mlx5_core] mlx5e_remove+0xe6/0x1f0 [mlx5_core] auxiliary_bus_remove+0x18/0x30 device_release_driver_internal+0x194/0x1f0 bus_remove_device+0xc6/0x130 device_del+0x159/0x3c0 mlx5_rescan_drivers_locked+0xbc/0x2a0 [mlx5_core] [...] Do not directly remove psp from the _mlx5e_remove path, the PSP cleanup happens as part of profile cleanup. | |
| Title | net/mlx5e: Avoid unregistering PSP twice | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| References |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-13T15:28:54.795Z
Reserved: 2025-12-24T10:30:51.036Z
Link: CVE-2025-68779
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-13T16:15:57.550
Modified: 2026-01-13T16:15:57.550
Link: CVE-2025-68779
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