eth: fbnic: don't cache shinfo across skb realloc
fbnic_tx_lso() calls skb_cow_head() which may reallocate the skb
including the shared info. We can't use the pointer calculated
before the call.
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x668/0x8e0
Read of size 4 at addr ff110000262edd98 by task swapper/5/0
Call Trace:
fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x668/0x8e0
fbnic_xmit_frame+0x622/0xba0
dev_hard_start_xmit+0xf4/0x620
Allocated by task 8653:
__alloc_skb+0x11e/0x5f0
alloc_skb_with_frags+0xcc/0x6c0
sock_alloc_send_pskb+0x327/0x3f0
__ip_append_data+0x188b/0x47a0
ip_make_skb+0x24a/0x300
udp_sendmsg+0x14d2/0x21e0
Freed by task 0:
kfree+0x123/0x5a0
pskb_expand_head+0x36c/0xfa0
fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x500/0x8e0
fbnic_xmit_frame+0x622/0xba0
dev_hard_start_xmit+0xf4/0x620
sch_direct_xmit+0x25b/0x1100
The buggy address belongs to the object at ff110000262edc40
which belongs to the cache skbuff_small_head of size 640
The buggy address is located 344 bytes inside of
freed 640-byte region [ff110000262edc40, ff110000262ede
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 |
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: fbnic: don't cache shinfo across skb realloc fbnic_tx_lso() calls skb_cow_head() which may reallocate the skb including the shared info. We can't use the pointer calculated before the call. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x668/0x8e0 Read of size 4 at addr ff110000262edd98 by task swapper/5/0 Call Trace: fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x668/0x8e0 fbnic_xmit_frame+0x622/0xba0 dev_hard_start_xmit+0xf4/0x620 Allocated by task 8653: __alloc_skb+0x11e/0x5f0 alloc_skb_with_frags+0xcc/0x6c0 sock_alloc_send_pskb+0x327/0x3f0 __ip_append_data+0x188b/0x47a0 ip_make_skb+0x24a/0x300 udp_sendmsg+0x14d2/0x21e0 Freed by task 0: kfree+0x123/0x5a0 pskb_expand_head+0x36c/0xfa0 fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x500/0x8e0 fbnic_xmit_frame+0x622/0xba0 dev_hard_start_xmit+0xf4/0x620 sch_direct_xmit+0x25b/0x1100 The buggy address belongs to the object at ff110000262edc40 which belongs to the cache skbuff_small_head of size 640 The buggy address is located 344 bytes inside of freed 640-byte region [ff110000262edc40, ff110000262ede | |
| Title | eth: fbnic: don't cache shinfo across skb realloc | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:56:21.081Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.924Z
Link: CVE-2026-72393
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:12.847
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:12.847
Link: CVE-2026-72393
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-15T11:30:07Z