# CVE-2026-97410: netconsole: take target\_cleanup\_list\_lock in drop\_netconsole\_target()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.111, 6.18.53
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-09-25

## Affected

- Linux: from 97714695ef904a4bdba75ca2f339215c0ae2b1fa, fixed in 84592ee22f7d1583ce33aa733411ff36c7a1c44c; from 97714695ef904a4bdba75ca2f339215c0ae2b1fa, fixed in fe8e6c0a2f28bdab14cdf7eff4dd9755d3793007; from 97714695ef904a4bdba75ca2f339215c0ae2b1fa, fixed in 91aeb87f052367a5a2743cc93777dfb4386f2f14
- Linux: 6.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.12.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netconsole: take target_cleanup_list_lock in drop_netconsole_target() drop_netconsole_target() unlinks the target while only holding target_list_lock. However, when the underlying interface has been unregistered, netconsole_netdev_event() moves the target from target_list to target_cleanup_list, and netconsole_process_cleanups_core() walks that list under target_cleanup_list_lock only. If a user removes the configfs target at the same time the cleanup worker is iterating target_cleanup_list, list_del() can corrupt the list because the two paths take disjoint locks while operating on the same list node. Acquire target_cleanup_list_lock around the list_del() so the unlink is serialised against netconsole_process_cleanups_core() regardless of which list the target currently belongs to. The state transition that downgrades STATE_DEACTIVATED to STATE_DISABLED is left intact and is performed under the same combined locking, preserving the existing ordering with resume_target().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.111, 6.18.53) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84592ee22f7d1583ce33aa733411ff36c7a1c44c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe8e6c0a2f28bdab14cdf7eff4dd9755d3793007
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91aeb87f052367a5a2743cc93777dfb4386f2f14

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