CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-74626

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.43%

35th percentile - higher than 35% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the ntb_netdev driver's ntb_netdev_rx_handler() hands the received skb to the network stack before allocating its replacement. If allocation fails, the buffer is not reposted, gradually depleting the RX queue and potentially stalling reception.

Risk Assessment

Allocation failures can exhaust the RX queue, leading to network traffic stall on the interface and potential service disruption.

Recommendation

Apply the patch that allocates the replacement first, and on failure drops the packet and reposts the same skb to keep the queue full.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NTB: ntb_netdev: Preserve RX queue depth on allocation failure ntb_netdev_rx_handler() hands the received skb to the network stack before allocating its replacement. If the allocation fails, nothing is reposted. Every failure therefore takes one buffer out of the RX queue while the interface remains up, and enough failures eventually stall reception. A retry path could refill the queue later, but ntb_netdev has none. Allocate the replacement first instead. If that fails, drop the packet and repost the same skb. This keeps the queue full and lets packet delivery resume as soon as memory is available again.

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