Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: macb: drop in-flight Tx SKBs on close The MACB driver has since forever leaked the outgoing SKBs that have not yet been marked as completed. They live in queue->tx_skb which gets freed without remorse nor checking. macb_free_consistent() gets called in a few codepaths, but only close will trigger the added expressions. In macb_open() and macb_alloc_consistent() failure cases, queues' tx_skb just got allocated and are empty.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e9797dc4ebdefe1b7f931b1f92d5e98e5dbf655
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/109241d9880488aafd8e104832b4d4859ad57244
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2143fdc0ce27adbb1caaa1a97e0bfb9f3750aef4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26b131b2d5b55a81ef6182769d28105a870c0eb2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27f575836cfebbf872dec020428742b10650a955
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6124bd785073659c99385094657b77382ebce11b
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-72017?
CVE-2026-72017 is a documented vulnerability. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: macb: drop in-flight Tx SKBs on close The MACB driver has since forever leaked the outgoing SKBs that have not yet been marke...
How severe is CVE-2026-72017?
CVSS scoring is not yet available for CVE-2026-72017. Check NVD for updates.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-72017?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.