CVE-2026-43457
5.5 MEDIUMIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mctp: i2c: fix skb memory leak in receive path When 'midev->allow_r...
Published: 2026-05-08 · Last updated: 2026-05-21
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-401
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel |
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mctp: i2c: fix skb memory leak in receive path When 'midev->allow_rx' is false, the newly allocated skb isn't consumed by netif_rx(), it needs to free the skb directly.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43457
- [Patch]https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fb2adbdd5c03e8c9ebcdc48afd414b2724c85eb
- [Patch]https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b1be322342a6b0085bf6ee52235e5ac9834ec25
- [Patch]https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ec54187e1aa40a4cfa2b265e9a311179f24b98d
- [Patch]https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f81be2ab9d8e4744871bfb3e868ef413413829f
- [Patch]https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7900a43b0a314a645ca0a2adf45928dbc7001f4
- [Patch]https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3f5e0f22cfc2371e7471c9fd5b4da78f9df7c69
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