# CVE-2026-99048: gve: fix napi\_disable deadlock when attempting to disable XSK pools

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-108843, GHSA-XM5J-HPP7-CWW3
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.57, 7.2.11
- Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 606048cbd8346e616cfaee01b0143d072534136d, fixed in 42935a61001927aa01db10b53b420efd37eaa99b; from 606048cbd8346e616cfaee01b0143d072534136d, fixed in 3d377911ce81fd4e61af814e750d8e08879a5208; from 606048cbd8346e616cfaee01b0143d072534136d, fixed in 0cb6939a4dfefa822007b7a71986e06bc4f61f54
- Linux: 6.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.16.0, 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: gve: fix napi_disable deadlock when attempting to disable XSK pools When disabling XSK pools, GVE calls the unlocked versions of napi_disable and napi_enable. However, the netdev lock has already been acquired before ndo_bpf is called because GVE supports queue management ops. Calling the unlocked versions of napi_disable/enable results in a deadlock when attempting to disable XSK pools, as the thread attempts to re-acquire a lock it already holds. Update the NAPI calls to use the locked versions. This issue was found in production.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42935a61001927aa01db10b53b420efd37eaa99b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d377911ce81fd4e61af814e750d8e08879a5208
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cb6939a4dfefa822007b7a71986e06bc4f61f54

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