CVE-2026-99047
gve: fix XSK buffer leak when rings are stopped
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: fix XSK buffer leak when rings are stopped GVE does not free XSK buffers when resetting ring state as a part of stopping queues. This causes all XSK buffers which are posted to the NIC to be leaked. Free XSK buffers attached to an allocated buf_state when stopping rings. This issue was hit in production.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Oct 23, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff < 506f9de069d07a72b9887ce3edd2fdf32f4953aa c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff < 7a7e6bbbf0586c1f62f0cc7d9a2877d8a5e5aaf7 c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff < 73670ddb91a4d22e1deb3efd962242de1ec48e90
Linux / Linux
6.17