Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: rss: fix indir_table and hkey leak on get_rxfh failure rss_prepare_get() allocates the indirection table and hash key buffer via rss_get_data_alloc(), then calls ops->get_rxfh() to populate them. If get_rxfh() fails, the function returns an error without freeing the allocation.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/266297692f97008ca48bc311775c087c59bd7fe3 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/33d05c22d6f227c5ae171c46df2f6f8bf48047ea Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/80d95d92f828cfcace955d673637d944178b435f Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/14dbf22c397b799b3a80f63fc90c2fc0585bbeb3
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/323faef6366349f57d4ad67d318a0c8906e360b3
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 2 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-401
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