CVE-2026-43180

net: usb: kaweth: remove TX queue manipulation in kaweth_set_rx_mode

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 6, 2026 at 11:27 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 08:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: usb: kaweth: remove TX queue manipulation in kaweth_set_rx_mode kaweth_set_rx_mode(), the ndo_set_rx_mode callback, calls netif_stop_queue() and netif_wake_queue(). These are TX queue flow control functions unrelated to RX multicast configuration. The premature netif_wake_queue() can re-enable TX while tx_urb is still in-flight, leading to a double usb_submit_urb() on the same URB: kaweth_start_xmit() { netif_stop_queue(); usb_submit_urb(kaweth->tx_urb); } kaweth_set_rx_mode() { netif_stop_queue(); netif_wake_queue(); // wakes TX queue before URB is done } kaweth_start_xmit() { netif_stop_queue(); usb_submit_urb(kaweth->tx_urb); // URB submitted while active } This triggers the WARN in usb_submit_urb(): "URB submitted while active" This is a similar class of bug fixed in rtl8150 by - commit 958baf5eaee3 ("net: usb: Remove disruptive netif_wake_queue in rtl8150_set_multicast"). Also kaweth_set_rx_mode() is already functionally broken, the real set_rx_mode action is performed by kaweth_async_set_rx_mode(), which in turn is not a no-op only at ndo_open() time.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.12.1 ≤ v < 5.10.2525.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2025.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1656.13 ≤ v < 6.18.166.19 ≤ v < 6.19.66.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1286.7 ≤ v < 6.12.751da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac22.6.122.6.12 rc22.6.12 rc32.6.12 rc42.6.12 rc52.6.12 rc67.07.0 rc1
Vendor states this is fixed in 443a830b1dc4f85c7560da59d4494b629feee215 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 586318c2730433184c6f1d21183e346ddf25e81d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 64868f5ecadeb359a49bc4485bfa7c497047f13a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8367c0e90126426e60581e4c07e1ec4411a0f843 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9c79b839a63980c7da7ec5db895198045e154112 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a2cd4b4db315a845a5603d08c9d03b11ddfc799d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ef9b10a020503888eb6c8ed85a3d901a624ede4c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fc393af769af845d9985e2845e49553d8f015a64 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.252 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.202 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.165 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.75 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.19.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.128 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-362

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