{"id":"CVE-2026-43373","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-43373","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:56:08.886Z","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ncsi: fix skb leak in error paths Early return paths in NCSI RX and AEN handlers fail to release the received skb, resulting in a memory leak.","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: ncsi: fix skb leak in error paths\n\nEarly return paths in NCSI RX and AEN handlers fail to release\nthe received skb, resulting in a memory leak.\n\nSpecifically, ncsi_aen_handler() returns on invalid AEN packets\nwithout consuming the skb. Similarly, ncsi_rcv_rsp() exits early\nwhen failing to resolve the NCSI device, response handler, or\nrequest, leaving the skb unfreed.","published":"2026-05-08T15:16:48.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T10:49:29.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-401"],"affected":["linux/linux kernel"],"epss":{"score":0.00501,"percentile":0.42643,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/553366c271479c0d571dd1bb5d1bcde4747fb82e","tags":["Patch"],"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59962588197863d0d746879f193905c0c6b3df49","tags":["Patch"],"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c3398a54266541610c8d0a7082e654e9ff3e259","tags":["Patch"],"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81d6aee32f8f7bbc175c05dbf61f4430bfb88c4a","tags":["Patch"],"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87138dde2d6937b12b967f28fe598a7d59000ae4","tags":["Patch"],"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9891d7f4f1ede473c54b49776ae07755083eef06","tags":["Patch"],"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b70c4e5e711931cdd56e6e905737b72f1e649189","tags":["Patch"],"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fef5aa6e3bcf3c8053307642663a63b7362d7552","tags":["Patch"],"source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43373","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}