{"cve":"CVE-2026-53234","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-25T09:16:41.293","modified":"2026-07-08T19:02:06.450","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: ibm: emac: Fix use-after-free during device removal\n\nThe driver was using devm_register_netdev() which causes unregister_netdev()\nto be deferred until the devres cleanup phase, which runs after emac_remove()\nreturns. This creates a use-after-free window where:\n\n1. emac_remove() is called, which tears down hardware (cancels work, detaches\n   modules, unregisters from MAL)\n2. emac_remove() returns\n3. devres cleanup runs and finally calls unregister_netdev()\n\nDuring step 3, the network stack might still process packets, triggering\nemac_irq(), emac_poll(), or other handlers that access now-freed hardware\nresources (dev->emacp, dev->mal, etc.).\n\nFix this by replacing devm_register_netdev() with manual register_netdev()\nand calling unregister_netdev() at the beginning of emac_remove(), before\nany hardware teardown. This ensures the network device is fully stopped and\nunregistered before hardware resources are released.\n\nThe change is safe because:\n- dev->ndev is assigned very early in probe (before any error paths that\n  could bypass emac_remove)\n- platform_set_drvdata() is only called after successful registration, so\n  emac_remove() only runs for fully registered devices\n- unregister_netdev() is idempotent and safe to call on any registered device","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0130d682222ae21afc395aead7cd2d87e1a8358","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c09c2e236eef6f59e105f38a30f5439e6ccbcad7","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c12584cd6078085d707266be864e7e1cc91d74e3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf8e14db93eaecc4c0c58299be3b3183b0e53ed5"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:41:17.107060303+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53234","score":0.00179,"percentile":0.07443,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}