CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-68135

Low risk· EPSS 7%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's hip04 network driver, there is an RX buffer leak in hip04_rx_poll(). When build_skb() fails, the driver does not release the current buffer and DMA mapping, then overwrites slots, causing resource leak. The fix keeps the current slot intact and returns budget for NAPI to retry, and frees a newly allocated fragment on dma_map_single() failure.

Risk Assessment

Memory leak could lead to resource exhaustion and system crash, resulting in denial of service (DoS).

Recommendation

Install the Linux kernel update containing the fix and reboot the system.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hip04: fix RX buffer leak on build_skb failure When build_skb() fails in hip04_rx_poll(), the driver jumps to the refill path without releasing the current RX buffer and its DMA mapping. Installing a replacement buffer then overwrites the slot references and leaks both resources. Keep the current slot intact and return budget so NAPI retries the same buffer. Also free a newly allocated RX fragment when dma_map_single() fails. This issue was found by an in-house static analysis tool.

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