Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: skbuff: don't skb_tx_error() the source skb in skb_zerocopy()
skb_zerocopy() copies frags from @from into @to. On an
skb_orphan_frags() failure it calls skb_tx_error(@from), a destructive
operation on the source skb the copy helper does not own. That completes
@from's zerocopy uarg and clears SKBFL_ALL_ZEROCOPY, including the
SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG page-ownership marker.
Both callers already report the failure on their own drop path.
nfnetlink_queue does it at nla_put_failure, and Open vSwitch does it in
the flow-miss drop arm of ovs_dp_process_packet(), so nothing is lost by
dropping it here.
On Open vSwitch's OVS_ACTION_ATTR_USERSPACE path the skb is not freed on
this error: do_execute_actions() ignores output_userspace()'s return
value and, unless the upcall was the last action, keeps forwarding the
same skb through the flow's remaining actions. The uarg is completed
while that skb is still in flight, telling the producer its buffers are
free, and SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG is cleared on an skb the rest of the stack
still handles. That flag is what makes esp_input() call skb_cow_data()
instead of decrypting in place, so a later local ESP delivery can
decrypt over frags the skb does not own privately.
Leave error reporting to the callers.
net: skbuff: don't skb_tx_error() the source skb in skb_zerocopy()
skb_zerocopy() copies frags from @from into @to. On an
skb_orphan_frags() failure it calls skb_tx_error(@from), a destructive
operation on the source skb the copy helper does not own. That completes
@from's zerocopy uarg and clears SKBFL_ALL_ZEROCOPY, including the
SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG page-ownership marker.
Both callers already report the failure on their own drop path.
nfnetlink_queue does it at nla_put_failure, and Open vSwitch does it in
the flow-miss drop arm of ovs_dp_process_packet(), so nothing is lost by
dropping it here.
On Open vSwitch's OVS_ACTION_ATTR_USERSPACE path the skb is not freed on
this error: do_execute_actions() ignores output_userspace()'s return
value and, unless the upcall was the last action, keeps forwarding the
same skb through the flow's remaining actions. The uarg is completed
while that skb is still in flight, telling the producer its buffers are
free, and SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG is cleared on an skb the rest of the stack
still handles. That flag is what makes esp_input() call skb_cow_data()
instead of decrypting in place, so a later local ESP delivery can
decrypt over frags the skb does not own privately.
Leave error reporting to the callers.
Published:
2026-09-16
Score:
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EPSS:
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KEV:
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Impact:
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Action:
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Analysis
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History
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: skbuff: don't skb_tx_error() the source skb in skb_zerocopy() skb_zerocopy() copies frags from @from into @to. On an skb_orphan_frags() failure it calls skb_tx_error(@from), a destructive operation on the source skb the copy helper does not own. That completes @from's zerocopy uarg and clears SKBFL_ALL_ZEROCOPY, including the SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG page-ownership marker. Both callers already report the failure on their own drop path. nfnetlink_queue does it at nla_put_failure, and Open vSwitch does it in the flow-miss drop arm of ovs_dp_process_packet(), so nothing is lost by dropping it here. On Open vSwitch's OVS_ACTION_ATTR_USERSPACE path the skb is not freed on this error: do_execute_actions() ignores output_userspace()'s return value and, unless the upcall was the last action, keeps forwarding the same skb through the flow's remaining actions. The uarg is completed while that skb is still in flight, telling the producer its buffers are free, and SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG is cleared on an skb the rest of the stack still handles. That flag is what makes esp_input() call skb_cow_data() instead of decrypting in place, so a later local ESP delivery can decrypt over frags the skb does not own privately. Leave error reporting to the callers. | |
| Title | net: skbuff: don't skb_tx_error() the source skb in skb_zerocopy() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-16T10:33:45.259Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.783Z
Link: CVE-2026-90049
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-16T11:17:18.263
Modified: 2026-09-16T11:17:18.263
Link: CVE-2026-90049
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
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