tun: free page on build_skb failure in tun_xdp_one()
When build_skb() fails in tun_xdp_one(), the function sets ret to
-ENOMEM and jumps to the out label, which returns without freeing the
page that vhost_net_build_xdp() allocated for the frame. As with the
short-frame rejection path, tun_sendmsg() discards the per-buffer error
and still returns total_len, so vhost_tx_batch() takes the success path
and never frees the page. Each build_skb() failure in a batch leaks one
page-frag chunk.
Free the page before taking the error path, matching the put_page() the
other error exits of tun_xdp_one() already perform.
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| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-6355-1 | linux security update |
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0000
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Sun, 14 Jun 2026 05:45:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-459 CWE-724 |
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-772 | |
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threat_severity
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cvssV3_1
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Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-459 CWE-724 |
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tun: free page on build_skb failure in tun_xdp_one() When build_skb() fails in tun_xdp_one(), the function sets ret to -ENOMEM and jumps to the out label, which returns without freeing the page that vhost_net_build_xdp() allocated for the frame. As with the short-frame rejection path, tun_sendmsg() discards the per-buffer error and still returns total_len, so vhost_tx_batch() takes the success path and never frees the page. Each build_skb() failure in a batch leaks one page-frag chunk. Free the page before taking the error path, matching the put_page() the other error exits of tun_xdp_one() already perform. | |
| Title | tun: free page on build_skb failure in tun_xdp_one() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-19T12:00:24.388Z
Reserved: 2026-05-13T15:03:33.112Z
Link: CVE-2026-46322
No data.
Status : Received
Published: 2026-06-09T13:16:37.603
Modified: 2026-06-14T06:16:24.780
Link: CVE-2026-46322
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Updated: 2026-06-14T07:00:17Z
Debian DSA