Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dlink: handle copy_thresh allocation failure The driver did not handle failure of `netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align()`. If the allocation failed, dereferencing `skb->protocol` could lead to a NULL pointer dereference. This patch tries to allocate `skb`. If the allocation fails, it falls back to the normal path. Tested-on: D-Link DGE-550T Rev-A3
References7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5aa9b885602811a026a3f45c92ea2b4b04c54f09
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ed5010fef0930f4322d620052edc854ef3ec41f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8169a6011c5fecc6cb1c3654c541c567d3318de8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/84fd710a704f3d53d4120e452e86cea558cf73a8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d49e4b14609e1a20d931e718962c4b6b5485174
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea87151df398d407a632c7bf63013290f01c5009
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd7b6b2c920d7fd370a612be416a904d6e1ebe55
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.5
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 50 · as of 10 November 2026
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