CVE-2026-31691 igb: remove napi_synchronize() in igb_down()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: igb: remove napisynchronize in igbdown When an AFXDP zero-copy application terminates abruptly e.g., kill -9, the XSK buffer pool is destroyed but NAPI polling continues. igbcleanrxirqzc repeatedly returns the full budget,...

CVE-2026-31691

The CVE-2026-31691 vulnerability affects the Linux kernel igb driver. It describes a race where igb_down() calls napi_synchronize() before napi_disable(), causing a hang: napi_synchronize() waits on NAPI_STATE_SCHED that never clears, blocking TX and leaving the TX queue stalled. The fix removes ...