Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
igc: fix potential skb leak in igc_fpe_xmit_smd_frame()
When igc_fpe_init_tx_descriptor() fails, no one takes care of an allocated skb, leaking it. [1] Use dev_kfree_skb_any() on failure.
Tested on an I226 adapter with the following command, while injecting faults in igc_fpe_init_tx_descriptor() to trigger the error path. # ethtool --set-mm $DEV verify-enabled on tx-enabled on pmac-enabled on
[1] unreferenced object 0xffff888113c6cdc0 (size 224): ... backtrace (crc be3d3fda): kmem_cache_alloc_node_noprof+0x3b1/0x410 __alloc_skb+0xde/0x830 igc_fpe_xmit_smd_frame.isra.0+0xad/0x1b0 igc_fpe_send_mpacket+0x37/0x90 ethtool_mmsv_verify_timer+0x15e/0x300
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 5422570c0010bb968738f9256eb2bf83e79b4d63, < f1bafd35f11b3aca1c7bb38da173b8787364a04c; >= 5422570c0010bb968738f9256eb2bf83e79b4d63, < 3ebf056556138e74c640e6dc2b3848abd398b460; >= 5422570c0010bb968738f9256eb2bf83e79b4d63, < e935c37b8a94bb256fada6395a5d05e1c0c6bdaf |
| Linux | Linux | 6.16 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 19, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 6, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed