CVE-2026-63857

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: airoha: Do not read uninitialized fragment address in airoha_dev_xmit() The transmit loop in airoha_dev_xmit() reads fragment address and length during its final iteration, when the loop index equals skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags, at which point the fragment data is uninitialized. While these values are never consumed, the read itself is unsafe and may trigger a page fault. Fix this by avoiding the fragment read on the last iteration. Additionally, move the skb pointer from the first to the last used packet descriptor, so that airoha_qdma_tx_napi_poll() defers freeing the skb until the final descriptor is processed.

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS score

9.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Undergoing Analysis

Source identifier

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Published

2026-07-19 15:16:52.543000

Last modified

2026-10-21 13:19:16.747000

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  "published": "2026-07-19T15:16:52.543",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-21T13:19:16.747",
  "vulnStatus": "Undergoing Analysis",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: airoha: Do not read uninitialized fragment address in airoha_dev_xmit()\n\nThe transmit loop in airoha_dev_xmit() reads fragment address and length\nduring its final iteration, when the loop index equals\nskb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags, at which point the fragment data is\nuninitialized. While these values are never consumed, the read itself is\nunsafe and may trigger a page fault. Fix this by avoiding the fragment\nread on the last iteration.\nAdditionally, move the skb pointer from the first to the last used packet\ndescriptor, so that airoha_qdma_tx_napi_poll() defers freeing the skb\nuntil the final descriptor is processed."
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