In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xsk: Fix fragment node deletion to prevent buffer leak
After commit b692bf9a7543 ("xsk: Get rid of xdp_buff_xsk::xskb_list_node"), the list_node field is reused for both the xskb pool list and the buffer free list, this causes a buffer leak as described below.
xp_free() checks if a buffer is already on the free list using list_empty(&xskb->list_node). When list_del() is used to remove a node from the xskb pool list, it doesn't reinitialize the node pointers. This means list_empty() will return false even after the node has been removed, causing xp_free() to incorrectly skip adding the buffer to the free list.
Fix this by using list_del_init() instead of list_del() in all fragment handling paths, this ensures the list node is reinitialized after removal, allowing the list_empty() to work correctly.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.18-toolsUpgrade kernel6.18-tools-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.18.20-20.229Upgrade kernel6.18-libbpfUpgrade kernel6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-modules-extraUpgrade kernel6.18-headersUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfoUpgrade perf6.18Upgrade bpftool6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-develUpgrade python3-perf6.18Upgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade bpftool6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.18-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.18-libbpf-debuginfo | May 4, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 |
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