CVE-2026-31646
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lan966x: fix page_pool error handling in lan966x_fdma_rx_alloc_page_pool() page_pool_create() can return an ERR_PTR on failure.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lan966x: fix page_pool error handling in lan966x_fdma_rx_alloc_page_pool() page_pool_create() can return an ERR_PTR on failure. The return value is used unconditionally in the loop that follows, passing the error pointer through xdp_rxq_info_reg_mem_model() into page_pool_use_xdp_mem(), which dereferences it, causing a kernel oops. Add an IS_ERR check after page_pool_create() to return early on failure.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.12% probability · 2th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/305832c53551cfbe6e5b81ca7ee765e60f4fe8e9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fd0da4fd8851a7e62d009b7db6c4a05b092bc19Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7caf90d9ab97951a58d1de85ab7e7d7cca7a4513Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5dcb41ba891b55157006cac79825c78a32b409ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e63265f188ea39dcf5f546770650027528f3bd0fPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.