What is CVE-2026-63998?

CVE-2026-63998 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.11 onward and patched in 6.18.35, 7.0.12 and 7.1. CVE-2026-63998 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-63998?

CVE-2026-63998 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-63998?

Yes, CVE-2026-63998 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.35, 7.0.12 and 7.1. If you are running Linux kernel 6.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-63998 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-63998 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-63998

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: module: call ethnl_ops_complete() on module flash errors When validate() fails we are skipping over ethnl_ops_complete() even tho we already called ethnl_ops_begin().

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-07-19

Last modified 2026-07-19

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.18.35, 7.0.12, 7.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.11

Fixed in

✓ 6.18.35 6.18.x ✓ 7.0.12 7.0.x ✓ 7.1

References

3 total

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-63998?

CVE-2026-63998 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.11 onward and has been patched in 6.18.35, 7.0.12 and 7.1. CVE-2026-63998 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-63998?

Yes — CVE-2026-63998 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.18.35, 7.0.12 and 7.1. If you are running Linux kernel 6.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-63998 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2026-63998 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.