{"id":"CVE-2026-99046","title":"gve: fix XSK buffer leak on error descriptor","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ngve: fix XSK buffer leak on error descriptor\n\nWhen the error bit is set in the RX completion descriptor, the buf_state\nand its attached buffer should be freed. In the c…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff < 06656aaa7e43ae62b673c2244d27099b8b94a70d","Linux >= c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff < 889f763874855c575429f75946132a53c573aa14","Linux >= c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff < 9fed6a8ab8a5bacba2c709cb19d2dd6d2fa9112e","Linux 6.17"],"published":"2026-10-23","updated":"2026-10-23","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-23T12:22:10.460Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-99046","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06656aaa7e43ae62b673c2244d27099b8b94a70d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/889f763874855c575429f75946132a53c573aa14"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fed6a8ab8a5bacba2c709cb19d2dd6d2fa9112e"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-23T13:24:55.524Z","slug":"CVE-2026-99046","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ngve: fix XSK buffer leak on error descriptor\n\nWhen the error bit is set in the RX completion descriptor, the buf_state\nand its attached buffer should be freed. In the case of AF_XDP ZC, the\nXSK buffer was not freed, leading to a leak.\n\nThis issue was caught by LLM.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff < 06656aaa7e43ae62b673c2244d27099b8b94a70d`\n- `Linux >= c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff < 889f763874855c575429f75946132a53c573aa14`\n- `Linux >= c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff < 9fed6a8ab8a5bacba2c709cb19d2dd6d2fa9112e`\n- `Linux 6.17`\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":[]}