CVE-2026-80988
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NTB: ntb_transport: Fail TX enqueue when the QP link is down Commit f195a1a6fe41 ("ntb: Drop packets when qp link is down") meant to make ntb_transport_tx_enqueue() drop packets submitted while the QP link is down, but it only returns 0 without consuming the packet. Zero means success by this function's contract, so ntb_netdev reports NETDEV_TX_OK and forgets the skb: nothing queued it, nothing frees it, and it leaks, one skb for every transmit racing a link-down. Return -ENOLINK instead, restoring the contract that a non-zero return leaves the buffer owned by the caller. With the preceding patch, ntb_netdev frees the skb on non-retryable enqueue failures and returns NETDEV_TX_OK, so a packet racing with link-down is dropped without leaking or entering a busy retry loop.
Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-09-11 20:19:05.480000
Last modified
2026-10-19 09:17:31.527000
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"published": "2026-09-11T20:19:05.480",
"lastModified": "2026-10-19T09:17:31.527",
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nNTB: ntb_transport: Fail TX enqueue when the QP link is down\n\nCommit f195a1a6fe41 (\"ntb: Drop packets when qp link is down\") meant to\nmake ntb_transport_tx_enqueue() drop packets submitted while the QP link\nis down, but it only returns 0 without consuming the packet. Zero means\nsuccess by this function's contract, so ntb_netdev reports NETDEV_TX_OK\nand forgets the skb: nothing queued it, nothing frees it, and it leaks,\none skb for every transmit racing a link-down.\n\nReturn -ENOLINK instead, restoring the contract that a non-zero return\nleaves the buffer owned by the caller. With the preceding patch,\nntb_netdev frees the skb on non-retryable enqueue failures and returns\nNETDEV_TX_OK, so a packet racing with link-down is dropped without leaking\nor entering a busy retry loop."
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