{"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":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff < 06656aaa7e43ae62b673c2244d27099b8b94a70d","Linux >= c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff < 889f763874855c575429f75946132a53c573aa14","Linux >= c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff < 9fed6a8ab8a5bacba2c709cb19d2dd6d2fa9112e","Linux 6.17"],"published":"2026-10-23","updated":"2026-10-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-24T14:10:10.249Z","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"],"epss":0.00527,"epssPercentile":0.44447,"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":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":228830,"id":"CVE-2026-99046","ts":1792854085653,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.5"},{"seq":228829,"id":"CVE-2026-99046","ts":1792854085653,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}