Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usbnet: Prevents free active kevent
The root cause of this issue are:
1. When probing the usbnet device, executing usbnet_link_change(dev, 0, 0);
put the kevent work in global workqueue. However, the kevent has not yet
been scheduled when the usbnet device is unregistered. Therefore, executing
free_netdev() results in the "free active object (kevent)" error reported
here.
2. Another factor is that when calling usbnet_disconnect()->unregister_netdev(),
if the usbnet device is up, ndo_stop() is executed to cancel the kevent.
However, because the device is not up, ndo_stop() is not executed.
The solution to this problem is to cancel the kevent before executing
free_netdev().
usbnet: Prevents free active kevent
The root cause of this issue are:
1. When probing the usbnet device, executing usbnet_link_change(dev, 0, 0);
put the kevent work in global workqueue. However, the kevent has not yet
been scheduled when the usbnet device is unregistered. Therefore, executing
free_netdev() results in the "free active object (kevent)" error reported
here.
2. Another factor is that when calling usbnet_disconnect()->unregister_netdev(),
if the usbnet device is up, ndo_stop() is executed to cancel the kevent.
However, because the device is not up, ndo_stop() is not executed.
The solution to this problem is to cancel the kevent before executing
free_netdev().
Analysis
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Linux | Linux | affected |
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
 Debian DLA |
DLA-4436-1 | linux-6.1 security update |
 Ubuntu USN |
USN-8029-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8030-1 | Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8029-2 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8048-1 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8029-3 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8095-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8096-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8095-2 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8096-2 | Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8100-1 | Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8095-3 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8096-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8096-4 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8095-4 | Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8096-5 | Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra IGX) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8116-1 | Linux kernel (Intel IoTG Real-time) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8125-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8126-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8095-5 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8141-1 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8163-1 | Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8165-1 | Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8163-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8243-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
| Ubuntu USN |
USN-8261-1 | Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet: Prevents free active kevent The root cause of this issue are: 1. When probing the usbnet device, executing usbnet_link_change(dev, 0, 0); put the kevent work in global workqueue. However, the kevent has not yet been scheduled when the usbnet device is unregistered. Therefore, executing free_netdev() results in the "free active object (kevent)" error reported here. 2. Another factor is that when calling usbnet_disconnect()->unregister_netdev(), if the usbnet device is up, ndo_stop() is executed to cancel the kevent. However, because the device is not up, ndo_stop() is not executed. The solution to this problem is to cancel the kevent before executing free_netdev(). | |
| Title | usbnet: Prevents free active kevent | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-23T16:02:40.215Z
Reserved: 2025-12-16T14:48:05.294Z
Link: CVE-2025-68312
Vulnrichment
No data.
NVD
Status : Deferred
Published: 2025-12-16T16:16:10.770
Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020
Link: CVE-2025-68312
Redhat
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
No weakness.