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CVE-2026-72393

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 0.20%

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CVE-2026-72393 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: fbnic: don't cache shinfo across skb realloc fbnic_tx_lso() calls skb_cow_head() which may reallocate the skb including the shared info. We can't use the pointer calculated before the call. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x668/0x8e0 Read of size 4 at addr ff110000262edd98 by task swapper/5/0 Call Trace: fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x668/0x8e0 fbnic_xmit_frame+0x622/0xba0 dev_hard_start_xmit+0xf4/0x620 Allocated by task 8653: __alloc_skb+0x11e/0x5f0 alloc_skb_with_frags+0xcc/0x6c0 sock_alloc_send_pskb+0x327/0x3f0 __ip_append_data+0x188b/0x47a0 ip_make_skb+0x24a/0x300 udp_sendmsg+0x14d2/0x21e0 Freed by task 0: kfree+0x123/0x5a0 pskb_expand_head+0x36c/0xfa0 fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x500/0x8e0 fbnic_xmit_frame+0x622/0xba0 dev_hard_start_xmit+0xf4/0x620 sch_direct_xmit+0x25b/0x1100 The buggy address belongs to the object at ff110000262edc40 which belongs to the cache skbuff_small_head of size 640 The buggy address is located 344 bytes inside of freed 640-byte region [ff110000262edc40, ff110000262ede. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: fbnic: don't cache shinfo across skb realloc fbnic_tx_lso() calls skb_cow_head() which may reallocate the skb including the shared info. We can't use the pointer calculated before the call. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x668/0x8e0 Read of size 4 at addr ff110000262edd98 by task swapper/5/0 Call Trace: fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x668/0x8e0 fbnic_xmit_frame+0x622/0xba0 dev_hard_start_xmit+0xf4/0x620 Allocated by task 8653: __alloc_skb+0x11e/0x5f0 alloc_skb_with_frags+0xcc/0x6c0 sock_alloc_send_pskb+0x327/0x3f0 __ip_append_data+0x188b/0x47a0 ip_make_skb+0x24a/0x300 udp_sendmsg+0x14d2/0x21e0 Freed by task 0: kfree+0x123/0x5a0 pskb_expand_head+0x36c/0xfa0 fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x500/0x8e0 fbnic_xmit_frame+0x622/0xba0 dev_hard_start_xmit+0xf4/0x620 sch_direct_xmit+0x25b/0x1100 The buggy address belongs to the object at ff110000262edc40 which belongs to the cache skbuff_small_head of size 640 The buggy address is located 344 bytes inside of freed 640-byte region [ff110000262edc40, ff110000262ede

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.20%

9.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux>= b0b0f52042acb324cd39fbefb2b1ae83af8f8ae1, < 83df3e2594cd78aa40b1246a19879abb4891945b; >= b0b0f52042acb324cd39fbefb2b1ae83af8f8ae1, < 21f304c2aae46625e050c28d979f4b9d83faa85e; >= b0b0f52042acb324cd39fbefb2b1ae83af8f8ae1, < 62b68b774f06bf52e329f254f0199bc43d350ccf
LinuxLinux6.15

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-72393?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: fbnic: don't cache shinfo across skb realloc fbnic_tx_lso() calls skb_cow_head() which may reallocate the skb including the shared info. We can't use the pointer calculated before the call. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x668/0x8e0 Read of size 4 at addr ff110000262edd98 by task swapper/5/0 Call Trace: fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x668/0x8e0 fbnic_xmit_frame+0x622/0xba0 dev_hard_start_xmit+0xf4/0x620 Allocated by task 8653: __alloc_skb+0x11e/0x5f0 alloc_skb_with_frags+0xcc/0x6c0 sock_alloc_send_pskb+0x327/0x3f0 __ip_append_data+0x188b/0x47a0 ip_make_skb+0x24a/0x300 udp_sendmsg+0x14d2/0x21e0 Freed by task 0: kfree+0x123/0x5a0 pskb_expand_head+0x36c/0xfa0 fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x500/0x8e0 fbnic_xmit_frame+0x622/0xba0 dev_hard_start_xmit+0xf4/0x620 sch_direct_xmit+0x25b/0x1100 The buggy address belongs to the object at ff110000262edc40 which belongs to the cache skbuff_small_head of size 640 The buggy address is located 344 bytes inside of freed 640-byte region [ff110000262edc40, ff110000262ede
How severe is CVE-2026-72393?
CVE-2026-72393 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.20% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-72393?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST