mctp: i2c: fix skb memory leak in receive path

Summary

CVECVE-2026-43457
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-08 15:16:58 UTC
Updated2026-05-12 14:10:27 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mctp: i2c: fix skb memory leak in receive path When 'midev->allow_rx' is false, the newly allocated skb isn't consumed by netif_rx(), it needs to free the skb directly.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.000240000 probability, percentile 0.070360000 (date 2026-05-12)

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected f5b8abf9fc3dacd7529d363e26fe8230935d65f8 0fb2adbdd5c03e8c9ebcdc48afd414b2724c85eb git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected f5b8abf9fc3dacd7529d363e26fe8230935d65f8 d7900a43b0a314a645ca0a2adf45928dbc7001f4 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected f5b8abf9fc3dacd7529d363e26fe8230935d65f8 9f81be2ab9d8e4744871bfb3e868ef413413829f git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected f5b8abf9fc3dacd7529d363e26fe8230935d65f8 1ec54187e1aa40a4cfa2b265e9a311179f24b98d git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected f5b8abf9fc3dacd7529d363e26fe8230935d65f8 1b1be322342a6b0085bf6ee52235e5ac9834ec25 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected f5b8abf9fc3dacd7529d363e26fe8230935d65f8 e3f5e0f22cfc2371e7471c9fd5b4da78f9df7c69 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.18 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.18 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.167 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.130 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.78 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.19 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19.9 6.19.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fb2adbdd5c03e8c9ebcdc48afd414b2724c85eb 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3f5e0f22cfc2371e7471c9fd5b4da78f9df7c69 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7900a43b0a314a645ca0a2adf45928dbc7001f4 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ec54187e1aa40a4cfa2b265e9a311179f24b98d 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b1be322342a6b0085bf6ee52235e5ac9834ec25 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f81be2ab9d8e4744871bfb3e868ef413413829f 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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