# CVE-2026-98967: cxgb4/ch\_ktls: disable softirqs around tid\_list erases

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-108761, GHSA-HVVF-G7GG-PMX4
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.273, 5.13, 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

The vulnerability affects the Linux kernel's cxgb4 driver for Chelsio network adapters, specifically its kTLS offload code (ch_ktls). A race in connection cleanup can cause the system to hang, resulting in a denial of service.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.10.42, fixed in 5.10.273; from 5.12.9, fixed in 5.13
- Linux: 5.13
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.13.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.113; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxgb4/ch_ktls: disable softirqs around tid_list erases chcr_ktls_cpl_act_open_rpl() inserts into tid_list from the receive path using xa_insert_bh(). The array is shared by the adapter's connections and initialized with XA_FLAGS_LOCK_BH. However, chcr_ktls_dev_del() and the chcr_ktls_dev_add() error path use xa_erase(), which takes the XArray lock without disabling softirqs. When cleanup runs with softirqs enabled, a receive softirq for another connection on the same CPU can interrupt the erase and spin on the lock held by the interrupted task. Use xa_erase_bh() at both sites to match the insertion path.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.273, 5.13, 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c49ea1dd16d6dc0dd895e6aec57c9a448191cfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bafe51bb145e6ae549ae79dcbc35648292625934
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c5063a898813a420e6bad93debd134ef8b3bfd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8739f06e3f82cd715f7dd10ab24029ed881efc90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcf97573d44e277b1744d7f1226f665aa0ccc599
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7110c7f70c59eb7924e79853bcc00e2a026662e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bea736a2b8c6da5b1078badf1206541b5404250f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c9dc0faca98084922caeb689579d338cf3e1c29

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