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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ncsi: fix skb leak in error paths Early return paths in NCSI RX and AEN handlers fail to release the received skb, resulting in a memory leak. Specifically, ncsi_aen_handler() returns on invalid AEN packets without consuming the skb. Similarly, ncsi_rcv_rsp() exits early when failing to resolve the NCSI device, response handler, or request, leaving the skb unfreed.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-05-01 | Published 2026-05-08 | Updated 2026-05-08 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

138635cc27c9737f940c3aa80912ff7a61c825af (git) before 9891d7f4f1ede473c54b49776ae07755083eef06
affected

138635cc27c9737f940c3aa80912ff7a61c825af (git) before fef5aa6e3bcf3c8053307642663a63b7362d7552
affected

138635cc27c9737f940c3aa80912ff7a61c825af (git) before 81d6aee32f8f7bbc175c05dbf61f4430bfb88c4a
affected

138635cc27c9737f940c3aa80912ff7a61c825af (git) before 59962588197863d0d746879f193905c0c6b3df49
affected

138635cc27c9737f940c3aa80912ff7a61c825af (git) before 553366c271479c0d571dd1bb5d1bcde4747fb82e
affected

138635cc27c9737f940c3aa80912ff7a61c825af (git) before b70c4e5e711931cdd56e6e905737b72f1e649189
affected

138635cc27c9737f940c3aa80912ff7a61c825af (git) before 87138dde2d6937b12b967f28fe598a7d59000ae4
affected

138635cc27c9737f940c3aa80912ff7a61c825af (git) before 5c3398a54266541610c8d0a7082e654e9ff3e259
affected

Default status
affected

4.8
affected

Any version before 4.8
unaffected

5.10.253 (semver)
unaffected

5.15.203 (semver)
unaffected

6.1.167 (semver)
unaffected

6.6.130 (semver)
unaffected

6.12.78 (semver)
unaffected

6.18.19 (semver)
unaffected

6.19.9 (semver)
unaffected

7.0 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/9891d7f4f1ede473c54b49776ae07755083eef06

git.kernel.org/...c/fef5aa6e3bcf3c8053307642663a63b7362d7552

git.kernel.org/...c/81d6aee32f8f7bbc175c05dbf61f4430bfb88c4a

git.kernel.org/...c/59962588197863d0d746879f193905c0c6b3df49

git.kernel.org/...c/553366c271479c0d571dd1bb5d1bcde4747fb82e

git.kernel.org/...c/b70c4e5e711931cdd56e6e905737b72f1e649189

git.kernel.org/...c/87138dde2d6937b12b967f28fe598a7d59000ae4

git.kernel.org/...c/5c3398a54266541610c8d0a7082e654e9ff3e259

cve.org (CVE-2026-43373)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-43373)

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