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CVE-2026-43011 CRITICAL

Published: 2026-05-01 | Last Modified: 2026-07-14 | Status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/x25: Fix potential double free of skb When alloc_skb fails in x25_queue_rx_frame it calls kfree_skb(skb) at line 48 and returns 1 (error). This error propagates back through the call chain: x25_queue_rx_frame returns 1 | v x25_state3_machine receives the return value 1 and takes the else branch at line 278, setting queued=0 and returning 0 | v x25_process_rx_frame returns queued=0 | v x25_backlog_rcv at line 452 sees queued=0 and calls kfree_skb(skb) again This would free the same skb twice. Looking at x25_backlog_rcv: net/x25/x25_in.c:x25_backlog_rcv() { ... queued = x25_process_rx_frame(sk, skb); ... if (!queued) kfree_skb(skb); }

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactHIGH
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Impact Score: 5.9

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-415

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24246efc80> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24246efa40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24246ef040> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24246ef000> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24246ef680> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24246ed800> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23bea6e3c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24246ef7c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24246efe40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24246ecc80> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23bea6d340> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24246ec680> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24246ed3c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24246ee940> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23bea6f140> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d24246eef00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23bea6ef00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.0 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7d23bea6de80> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

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