In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
tap: free page on error paths in tap_get_user_xdp()
tap_get_user_xdp() rejects a frame shorter than ETH_HLEN with -EINVAL, and returns -ENOMEM when build_skb() fails. Both paths jump to the err label without freeing the page that vhost_net_build_xdp() allocated for the frame. tap_sendmsg() discards the per-buffer return value and always returns 0, so vhost_tx_batch() takes the success path and never frees the page; each rejected frame in a batch leaks one page-frag chunk.
Free the page on both error paths, before the skb is built. This is the tap counterpart of the same leak in tun_xdp_one().
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.4
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.259-258.1043Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.210-148.245Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 | Jul 8, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade microvm-kernel6.18Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.36-69.134Upgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.176-220.358Upgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.94-123.174Upgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra | Jul 8, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Jul 5, 2026 | Jul 5, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1010-azureUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2016-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-oemUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1010-ibmUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2016-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04cUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-oracleUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-raspiUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04dUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1016-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1003-gkeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-28-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1015-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1003-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1008-gcp | Jul 20, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 6, 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 |
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