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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23444

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23444 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() has three error paths, but only two of them free the skb. The first error path (ieee80211_tx_prepare() returning TX_DROP) does not free it, while invoke_tx_handlers() failure and the fragmentation check both do. Add kfree_skb() to the first error path so all three are consistent, and remove the now-redundant frees in callers (ath9k, mt76, mac80211_hwsim) to avoid double-free. Document the skb ownership guarantee in the function's kdoc.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12linux6.13.11-1, 6.12.32-1, 6.12.32-1
Debian:13linux6.12.74-2, 6.12.74-2, 6.12.74-1
Debian:11linux6.12.27-1, 6.12.38-1, 6.12.41-1
Debian:14linux*, *, 6.18.9-1

Timeline

  • Apr 3, 2026 CVE Published
  • Apr 30, 2026 CVE Updated
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