CVE-2026-80987

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NTB: ntb_transport: Reject oversized TX buffers ntb_process_tx() handles an oversized buffer by calling tx_handler() with a NULL data pointer and returning success. ntb_netdev therefore neither frees the skb in its completion callback nor takes its enqueue error path, leaking it. Reject oversized buffers in ntb_transport_tx_enqueue() before acquiring a queue entry and return -EMSGSIZE. The caller retains ownership of the buffer, and the preceding netdev patch frees the skb when enqueue returns this permanent error.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7f22105a7df8c7fd74d0af27ace6fa94fe03d87

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4f2387db6f1cc2f03abba7f3a6807ad61e26ff7

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75a604e9f1cfdebda421062fdf42225ca32154cd

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b6bbc6c878d64eacc60877df49fce7b1b6a08d0

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-11

Updated: 2026-09-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00168