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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| 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-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-raspiUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2023-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-awsUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1005-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1020-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1023-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-azure | Feb 20, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 |
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