{"id":"CVE-2026-98351","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: virt_wifi: free skb when disconnected\n\nWhen the simulated link is disconnected, virt_wifi_start_xmit() returns\nNET_XMIT_DROP without freeing the skb","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: virt_wifi: free skb when disconnected\n\nWhen the simulated link is disconnected, virt_wifi_start_xmit() returns\nNET_XMIT_DROP without freeing the skb. dev_hard_sta…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= c7cdba31ed8b87526db978976392802d3f93110c < 38d3a5df85345f158f78b478b265ca906224454e","Linux >= c7cdba31ed8b87526db978976392802d3f93110c < ee053ea35c759135460f03d1c574f4ed08de844a","Linux >= c7cdba31ed8b87526db978976392802d3f93110c < d177eca79e1106834bc423d3969a4a2e3987996a","Linux >= c7cdba31ed8b87526db978976392802d3f93110c < 36727a702cf8e3399e3da60d0856378f6afcfb34","Linux >= c7cdba31ed8b87526db978976392802d3f93110c < 56469996c10a0240653fc00576b4d33bdfb4cc51","Linux >= c7cdba31ed8b87526db978976392802d3f93110c < 4f266738af45675faa0e8afee08c6e780afa8b06","Linux >= c7cdba31ed8b87526db978976392802d3f93110c < 46371442847a725cc0df3697fea2eba1dd54b82b","Linux >= c7cdba31ed8b87526db978976392802d3f93110c < f9edf7cf63b96d2b776fca8d258d3c5256e40c8e","Linux 5.0"],"published":"2026-10-06","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T09:18:28.437","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98351","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36727a702cf8e3399e3da60d0856378f6afcfb34","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38d3a5df85345f158f78b478b265ca906224454e","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46371442847a725cc0df3697fea2eba1dd54b82b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f266738af45675faa0e8afee08c6e780afa8b06","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56469996c10a0240653fc00576b4d33bdfb4cc51","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d177eca79e1106834bc423d3969a4a2e3987996a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee053ea35c759135460f03d1c574f4ed08de844a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9edf7cf63b96d2b776fca8d258d3c5256e40c8e","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-06T08:50:17.398Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98351","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: virt_wifi: free skb when disconnected\n\nWhen the simulated link is disconnected, virt_wifi_start_xmit() returns\nNET_XMIT_DROP without freeing the skb. dev_hard_start_xmit() treats this\nreturn value as consumed, so every packet sent while disconnected leaks its\nskb.\n\nFree the skb before returning the drop status.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}