CVE-2024-26698

kernel: hv_netvsc: Fix race condition between netvsc_probe and netvsc_remove

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · April 3, 2024

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A vulnerability was found in the hv_netvsc driver in the Linux kernel, where a race condition is present between the netvsc_probe() and netvsc_remove() functions. This race condition could lead to system hangs during network device removal.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Real Time (RT) kernel is not affected by this vulnerability due to the following configuration: "# CONFIG_HYPERV is not set".

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')