gve: fix XSK buffer leak on error descriptor
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: fix XSK buffer leak on error descriptor When the error bit is set in the RX completion descriptor, the buf_state and its attached buffer should be freed. In the case of AF_XDP ZC, the XSK buffer was not freed, leading to a leak. This issue was caught by LLM.
CVE-2026-99046
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-99046
Linux
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Linux
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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{
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{
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},
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"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
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}
],
"programFiles": [
"drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_rx_dqo.c"
],
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}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-99046
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