In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xsk: Free skb when TX metadata options are invalid
When a new skb is allocated for transmitting an xsk descriptor, i.e., for every non-multibuf descriptor or the first frag of a multibuf descriptor, but the descriptor is later found to have invalid options set for the TX metadata, the new skb is never freed. This can leak skbs until the send buffer is full which makes sending more packets impossible.
Fix this by freeing the skb in the error path if we are currently dealing with the first frag, i.e., an skb allocated in this iteration of xsk_build_skb.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1023-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-oemUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1020-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2023-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gcpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-gcpUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1005-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-raspiUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azure-fde | Feb 20, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 |
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