CVE-2026-72041

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 v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/007800408002d871f5699bdb944f985896730b8f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14c0b42c8a2cd9b5361bbff45b52f69c62c6a286
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ea8c051b4bd7feec7749a980f2f70e1782b84d7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/518dcb84b997dff461800b079e5f2596389f766a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54d73f18f8919735f4d04d6f43374f75756c0180
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a338ce41bc933d8f74c39d9b3b6f1d8ca53d9714
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a66d45e0ce6d73cd79962d422388e61bfaf0cb50
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a977f78adce40b39d90d9567e7987bb110102810

Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-15 06:21

Updated : 2026-08-23 13:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-72041

Mitre link : CVE-2026-72041

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-72041

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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