CVE-2026-72041espintcp: use sk_msg_free_partial to fix partial send
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: espintcp: use sk_msg_free_partial to fix partial send sk_msg_free_partial() ensures consistency of the skmsg at every iteration, without having to manually handle uncharges and offsets. This simplifies the code, and fixes some bugs in skmsg accounting when we don't send the full contents.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from e27cca96cd68fa2c6814c90f9a1cfd36bb68c593 before 518dcb84b997dff461800b079e5f2596389f766a; from e27cca96cd68fa2c6814c90f9a1cfd36bb68c593 before 4ea8c051b4bd7feec7749a980f2f70e1782b84d7; from e27cca96cd68fa2c6814c90f9a1cfd36bb68c593 before a977f78adce40b39d90d9567e7987bb110102810; from e27cca96cd68fa2c6814c90f9a1cfd36bb68c593 before 54d73f18f8919735f4d04d6f43374f75756c0180; from e27cca96cd68fa2c6814c90f9a1cfd36bb68c593 before 14c0b42c8a2cd9b5361bbff45b52f69c62c6a286; from e27cca96cd68fa2c6814c90f9a1cfd36bb68c593 before a66d45e0ce6d73cd79962d422388e61bfaf0cb50; from e27cca96cd68fa2c6814c90f9a1cfd36bb68c593 before a338ce41bc933d8f74c39d9b3b6f1d8ca53d9714; from e27cca96cd68fa2c6814c90f9a1cfd36bb68c593 before 007800408002d871f5699bdb944f985896730b8f | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/518dcb84b997dff461800b079e5f2596389f766a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ea8c051b4bd7feec7749a980f2f70e1782b84d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a977f78adce40b39d90d9567e7987bb110102810
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54d73f18f8919735f4d04d6f43374f75756c0180
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14c0b42c8a2cd9b5361bbff45b52f69c62c6a286
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a66d45e0ce6d73cd79962d422388e61bfaf0cb50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a338ce41bc933d8f74c39d9b3b6f1d8ca53d9714
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/007800408002d871f5699bdb944f985896730b8f
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