CVE-2026-52981

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: neigh: let neigh_xmit take skb ownership neigh_xmit always releases the skb, except when no neighbour table is found. But even the first added user of neigh_xmit (mpls) relied on neigh_xmit to release the skb (or queue it for tx). sashiko reported: If neigh_xmit() is called with an uninitialized neighbor table (for example, NEIGH_ND_TABLE when IPv6 is disabled), it returns -EAFNOSUPPORT and bypasses its internal out_kfree_skb error path. Because the return value of neigh_xmit() is ignored here, does this leak the SKB? Assume full ownership and remove the last code path that doesn't xmit or free skb.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0084712e0bee204b284510cdb63182fd5a30c2b7	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4438113be604ee67a7bf4f81da6e1cca41332ce4	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/445e45a2c3a078316a62d2d331a570cf34ef5079	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63063ba60d2dc334e34f1e3f9271d7f3f6f30307	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a89054a1ec0767aec25ed2bbac933da6ba3cf5a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9247d59ca15bf60a57dca08103f055d8a4340877	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-06-24 17:17

Updated : 2026-07-14 16:51

NVD link : CVE-2026-52981

Mitre link : CVE-2026-52981

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-52981

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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