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CVE-2026-98615

eth: fbnic: Set AW_FLUSH_MODE alongside AW_FLUSH when flushing the mailbox

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Mailbox flushing vulnerability in Linux kernel fbnic driver

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Evidence confidence

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Short explanation

An issue has been resolved in the Linux kernel fbnic driver where the AW_FLUSH_MODE definition was omitted alongside AW_FLUSH when flushing the mailbox Rx ring. This omission causes pending requests to remain parked in the pipeline and prevents the firmware flush from completing.

Why does it matter?

The hanging of the mailbox flushing routine prevents the firmware from finishing its expected flush cycle, leading to potential driver disruption.

What should be done?

  • Follow applicable kernel updates
  • Review vendor advisories
Chain of evidence and sources2 verified claims

Linux çekirdeğindeki fbnic sürücüsünde, posta kutusu Rx halkası sonlandırılırken AW_CFG yazma yolunda AW_FLUSH_MODE eksikliği giderilmiştir.

BME temizlendiğinde cihaz yazmaları host tarafına durdurulmakta ancak istekler PUL yazma boru hattında park edilmiş olarak kalmaktadır.

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: fbnic: Set AW_FLUSH_MODE alongside AW_FLUSH when flushing the mailbox When tearing down the FW mailbox Rx ring, fbnic_mbx_reset_desc_ring() writes AW_CFG with FLUSH set and everything else, BME included, cleared. Clearing BME halts the device's writes to the host but leaves the staged requests parked in the PUL write pipeline rather than draining them, so on the write path FLUSH alone never terminates the outstanding requests and the flush the firmware waits on never completes. Add the FLUSH_MODE definition and set both bits so the staged writes drain out of the pipeline on their own. BME stays cleared, so nothing lands on the host; it is restored later in fbnic_mbx_init_desc_ring() when the ring is rebuilt, once the outstanding writes are gone. The read path is unaffected. AR_CFG has no equivalent mode bit and AR_FLUSH terminates the outstanding reads by itself, so it is left as is. Both writes remain plain stores rather than read-modify-writes. That is deliberate: the matching write in fbnic_mbx_init_desc_ring() restores BME and the TLP attributes, and clears both flush bits as a side effect.

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