{"id":"CVE-2025-38114","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"e1000: Move cancel_work_sync to avoid deadlock","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ne1000: Move cancel_work_sync to avoid deadlock\n\nPreviously, e1000_down called cancel_work_sync for the e1000 reset task\n(via e1000_down_and_stop), which takes RTNL.\n\nAs reported by users and syzbot, a deadlock is possible in the following\nscenario:\n\nCPU 0:\n  - RTNL is held\n  - e1000_close\n  - e1000_down\n  - cancel_work_sync (cancel / wait for e1000_reset_task())\n\nCPU 1:\n  - process_one_work\n  - e1000_reset_task\n  - take RTNL\n\nTo remedy this, avoid calling cancel_work_sync from e1000_down\n(e1000_reset_task does nothing if the device is down anyway). Instead,\ncall cancel_work_sync for e1000_reset_task when the device is being\nremoved.","publishedAt":"2025-07-03T08:35:23.047Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-11T21:21:31.755Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"e400c7444d84b0fd2ebb34e618f83abe05917543","status":"affected","lessThan":"1fd4438ddcc4958ed24662d5125114299e19bae4","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e400c7444d84b0fd2ebb34e618f83abe05917543","status":"affected","lessThan":"b4a8085ceefb7bbb12c2b71c55e71fc946c6929f","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.13","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.13","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.15.3","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.16","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fd4438ddcc4958ed24662d5125114299e19bae4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4a8085ceefb7bbb12c2b71c55e71fc946c6929f"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:09:09.358Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38114.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2025-38114","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-07-03T08:35:23.047Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T21:21:31.755Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2025-04-16T04:51:23.986Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"e1000: Move cancel_work_sync to avoid deadlock","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ne1000: Move cancel_work_sync to avoid deadlock\n\nPreviously, e1000_down called cancel_work_sync for the e1000 reset task\n(via e1000_down_and_stop), which takes RTNL.\n\nAs reported by users and syzbot, a deadlock is possible in the following\nscenario:\n\nCPU 0:\n  - RTNL is held\n  - e1000_close\n  - e1000_down\n  - cancel_work_sync (cancel / wait for e1000_reset_task())\n\nCPU 1:\n  - process_one_work\n  - e1000_reset_task\n  - take RTNL\n\nTo remedy this, avoid calling cancel_work_sync from e1000_down\n(e1000_reset_task does nothing if the device is down anyway). Instead,\ncall cancel_work_sync for e1000_reset_task when the device is being\nremoved."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"e400c7444d84b0fd2ebb34e618f83abe05917543","status":"affected","lessThan":"1fd4438ddcc4958ed24662d5125114299e19bae4","versionType":"git"},{"version":"e400c7444d84b0fd2ebb34e618f83abe05917543","status":"affected","lessThan":"b4a8085ceefb7bbb12c2b71c55e71fc946c6929f","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.13","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.13","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.15.3","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.16","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fd4438ddcc4958ed24662d5125114299e19bae4"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4a8085ceefb7bbb12c2b71c55e71fc946c6929f"}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"Linux","orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T21:21:31.755Z"},"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.13","versionEndExcluding":"6.15.3"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.13","versionEndExcluding":"6.16"}]}]}],"x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}}