# CVE-2026-80715: igc: remove napi\_synchronize() in igc\_down()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-28 · Updated: 2026-08-28

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: igc: remove napi_synchronize() in igc_down() When an AF_XDP zero-copy application is killed abruptly, the XSK pool is torn down but NAPI keeps polling. igc_clean_rx_irq_zc() then returns the full budget on every poll, so napi_complete_done() never clears NAPI_STATE_SCHED. igc_down() calls napi_synchronize() before napi_disable(), so it spins forever waiting for that bit and the interface never goes down. Drop the napi_synchronize() and let napi_disable() do the job -- it sets NAPI_STATE_DISABLE, which forces the stuck poll to complete. Reorder it ahead of igc_set_queue_napi() so the NAPI mapping is cleared only after polling has stopped, matching the recent igb fix b1e067240379.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad6e0df267dc96edb7de1fa0a2fb2a70645bff86
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/605585a8d89aaeb0122e9016fdaa92376897a705
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0f16c337691813f8d8f014c01fff5a368e08898
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f929a6fe5b7ae1e72d2c6d18cd69ab90dcf689d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b5aee6fcbf6b58112d40d19c8d31fa3f78ee668
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a2b637aef4e515c2179774888441d00e8a5ae95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ffab5b9589c50e4cfc0cf36ffd76c89422d4019

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