CVE-2026-23444
published 2026-04-03CVE-2026-23444: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure…
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.13%
3.0th percentile
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.
Affected
61 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.19.10-1 (forky) | linux 6.19.10-1 (forky) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced < 905ef207d5ed99ca64adfe39fba9ac46e434327a | 905ef207d5ed99ca64adfe39fba9ac46e434327a |
| linux | linux | >= 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced < 5ef8ca1c164786da24169af155c1ca1ff1353cf8 | 5ef8ca1c164786da24169af155c1ca1ff1353cf8 |
| linux | linux | >= 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced < 9a779d1f480e83720b5384adf165604e7ee226bd | 9a779d1f480e83720b5384adf165604e7ee226bd |
| linux | linux | >= 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced < f77b51bcee7be2bb686b5f7a2d4a1921e4bdb9f4 | f77b51bcee7be2bb686b5f7a2d4a1921e4bdb9f4 |
| linux | linux | >= 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced < 3b4d27acafaeab478fd24f79ad6e593a892828b9 | 3b4d27acafaeab478fd24f79ad6e593a892828b9 |
| linux | linux | >= 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced < 06e769dddcbeb3baf2ce346273b53dd61fdbecf4 | 06e769dddcbeb3baf2ce346273b53dd61fdbecf4 |
| linux | linux | >= 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced < 50f1b690b4868923fbd242298def2fb88662f108 | 50f1b690b4868923fbd242298def2fb88662f108 |
| linux | linux | >= 06be6b149f7e406bcf16098567f5a6c9f042bced < d5ad6ab61cbd89afdb60881f6274f74328af3ee9 | d5ad6ab61cbd89afdb60881f6274f74328af3ee9 |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.19.10-1 | 6.19.10-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.13.1 < 6.18.20 | 6.18.20 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.19 < 6.19.10 | 6.19.10 |
| msrc | azl3_kernel_6.6.130.1-3_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-aws | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-aws-5.15 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vendor_msrc7.1HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.1HIGH
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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shared resources in the operation ca
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Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Maxim Suhanov discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate file name length in certain
situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could use this to
construct a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and operated on, could
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-45896)
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation ca
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CVE-2026-46187 [HIGH] Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Maxim Suhanov discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate file name length in certain
situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could use this to
construct a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and operated on, could
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-45896)
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation ca
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CVE-2024-36898 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Maxim Suhanov discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate file name length in certain
situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could use this to
construct a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and operated on, could
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-45896)
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local
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CVE-2026-46073 [LOW] Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
instruction did not properly handle entropy, potentially resulting in the
consumption of insufficiently random values. A local a
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Title: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
instruction did not properly handle entropy, potentially resulting in the
consumption of insufficiently random values. A l
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Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
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CVE-2026-46073 [LOW] Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
instruction did not properly handle entropy, potentially resulting in the
consumption of insufficiently random values. A
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Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
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Title: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
instruction did not properly handle entropy, potentially resulting in the
consumption of insufficiently random values. A l
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Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-07-24·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2024-36898 [HIGH] Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Maxim Suhanov discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate file name length in certain
situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could use this to
construct a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and operated on, could
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-45896)
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cac
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-07-24·CVSS 2.0
CVE-2026-46073 [LOW] Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
instruction did not properly handle entropy, potentially resulting in the
consumption of insufficiently random values. A local
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-07-24·CVSS 2.0
CVE-2026-46073 [LOW] Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
instruction did not properly handle entropy, potentially resulting in the
consumption of insufficiently random values. A local a
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-07-23·CVSS 2.0
CVE-2026-46073 [LOW] Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
instruction did not properly handle entropy, potentially resulting in the
consumption of insufficiently random values. A loca
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vendor_ubuntu·2026-07-23·CVSS 2.0
CVE-2026-43129 [LOW] Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
instruction did not properly handle entropy, potentially resulting in the
consumption of insufficiently random values. A loca
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-07-23·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2026-46187 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Maxim Suhanov discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate file name length in certain
situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could use this to
construct a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and operated on, could
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-45896)
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-07-23·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2026-46187 [HIGH] Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Maxim Suhanov discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate file name length in certain
situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could use this to
construct a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and operated on, could
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-45896)
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-07-23·CVSS 2.0
CVE-2026-46073 [LOW] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
instruction did not properly handle entropy, potentially resulting in the
consumption of insufficiently random values. A local attacke
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-07-21·CVSS 2.0
CVE-2026-46073 [LOW] Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
instruction did not properly handle entropy, potentially resulting in the
consumption of insufficiently random values. A lo
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-07-21·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2024-36898 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Maxim Suhanov discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate file name length in certain
situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could use this to
construct a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and operated on, could
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-45896)
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-07-21·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2024-36898 [HIGH] Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
Maxim Suhanov discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate file name length in certain
situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker could use this to
construct a malicious NTFS image that, when mounted and operated on, could
expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2023-45896)
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-07-20·CVSS 2.0
CVE-2026-46073 [LOW] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 5 processors supporting RDSEED
instruction did not properly handle entropy, potentially resulting in the
consumption of insufficiently random values. A local attacke
Red Hat
kernel: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure
vendor_redhat·2026-04-03·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2026-23444 [MEDIUM] CWE-1341 kernel: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure
kernel: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure
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.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's mac80211 Wi-Fi subsystem. This vulnerability occurs because a specific error
Microsoft
wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure
vendor_msrc·2026-04-02·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2026-23444 [HIGH] wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure
wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure
Mariner: Mariner
Linux: Linux
Customer Action Required: Yes
Debian
CVE-2026-23444: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80...
vendor_debian·2026
CVE-2026-23444 CVE-2026-23444: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.19.10-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.19.10-1)
trixie: open
GHSA
GHSA-84pr-vgrv-386j: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure
ieee80211_
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-04-03
CVE-2026-23444 GHSA-84pr-vgrv-386j: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure
ieee80211_
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.
OSV
CVE-2026-23444: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure ieee80211_tx
osv·2026-04-03
CVE-2026-23444 CVE-2026-23444: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure ieee80211_tx
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-23444 kernel: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure
bugzilla·2026-04-03·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2026-23444 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-23444 kernel: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure
CVE-2026-23444 kernel: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure
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.
Discussion:
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026040314-CVE-2026-2
Wiz
CVE-2026-23444 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
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CVE-2026-23444 CVE-2026-23444 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
## CVE-2026-23444 :
Linux Kernel vulnerability analysis and mitigation
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.
Source : NVD
## 6.5
Score
Published April 3, 2026
Severity MEDIUM
CNA Score N/A
Affected Technologies
Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06e769dddcbeb3baf2ce346273b53dd61fdbecf4https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b4d27acafaeab478fd24f79ad6e593a892828b9https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50f1b690b4868923fbd242298def2fb88662f108https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ef8ca1c164786da24169af155c1ca1ff1353cf8https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/905ef207d5ed99ca64adfe39fba9ac46e434327ahttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a779d1f480e83720b5384adf165604e7ee226bdhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5ad6ab61cbd89afdb60881f6274f74328af3ee9https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f77b51bcee7be2bb686b5f7a2d4a1921e4bdb9f4
2026-04-03
Published