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CVE-2026-99046

gve: fix XSK buffer leak on error descriptor

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 23, 2026 at 12:22 PM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 02:16 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: fix XSK buffer leak on error descriptor When the error bit is set in the RX completion descriptor, the buf_state and its attached buffer should be freed. In the case of AF_XDP ZC, the XSK buffer was not freed, leading to a leak. This issue was caught by LLM.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
90%
6.17c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.57 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06656aaa7e43ae62b673c2244d27099b8b94a70d
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/889f763874855c575429f75946132a53c573aa14
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fed6a8ab8a5bacba2c709cb19d2dd6d2fa9112e

CVSS

7.5HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED

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