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eth: fbnic: Fix payload page pool error cleanup

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: fbnic: Fix payload page pool error cleanup The payload page pool pointer contains an error pointer when its allocation fails. The cleanup path passes that error pointer to page_pool_destroy() instead of destroying the header page pool. This can dereference the error pointer and leave the header page pool allocated. Destroy the header page pool instead.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.18.55, 7.2.9
CVEs
CVE-2026-98630
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 13:21 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

eth: fbnic: Fix payload page pool error cleanup

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Oct 2026, 15:19 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: fbnic: Fix payload page pool error cleanup The payload page pool pointer contains an error pointer when its allocation fails. The cleanup path passes that error pointer to page_pool_destroy() instead of destroying the header page pool. This can dereference the error pointer and leave the header page pool allocated. Destroy the header page pool instead.

osv:CVE-2026-98630

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.18.55, 7.2.9

Complete source record
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