CVE-2026-43011
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/x25: Fix potential double free of skb When alloc_skb fails in x25_queue_rx_frame it calls kfree_skb(skb) at line 48 and returns 1 (error). This error propagates back through the call chain: x25_queue_rx_frame returns 1 | v x25_state3_machine receives the return value 1 and takes the else branch at line 278, setting queued=0 and returning 0 | v x25_process_rx_frame returns queued=0 | v x25_backlog_rcv at line 452 sees queued=0 and calls kfree_skb(skb) again This would free the same skb twice. Looking at x25_backlog_rcv: net/x25/x25_in.c:x25_backlog_rcv() { ... queued = x25_process_rx_frame(sk, skb); ... if (!queued) kfree_skb(skb); }
EPSS 0.07% · 21.6th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.12, 2.6.12, 2.6.12 |
| Linux | Linux | *, 6.18.22, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 |
Timeline
- May 1, 2026 CVE Published
- May 7, 2026 CVE Updated
- May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 19, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2026 EPSS Score
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- May 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2026 EPSS Score
- May 27, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d0aa038a90b30c9bedde0c41c1fdcd98ecb16e9 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f5e3005984645bf5bd129c6b13149879580b1fb url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f782dd382203b2a8c4552a628431b7de65a19a7b url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/143d4fa68ae9efb83b0c55b12cc7f0d03732a2b1 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/524371398d8463ea7e101fce2cbf3915645d1730 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa1dbc93530b34fab0da9862426fe9c918c74dc0 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c87dd137c0dad07cc55f98181ff380b0c23d2878 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d10a26aa4d072320530e6968ef945c8c575edf61 url
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00004.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00005.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00154.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00148.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00051.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00052.html advisory