Disclosure summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: rss: fix indir_table and hkey leak on get_rxfh failure rss_prepare_get() allocates the indirection table and hash key buffer via rss_get_data_alloc(), then calls ops->get_rxfh() to populate them. If get_rxfh() fails, the function returns an error without freeing the allocation.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-401
Source-specific records & product guidance
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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-63999
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * {"versionStartIncluding":"6.19","versionEndExcluding":"7.0.12"} |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.15 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.1 |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- git.kernel.org — Patch
- git.kernel.org — Patch
- git.kernel.org — Patch
PUBLISHED 2026-07-19T12:17:39-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T11:49:03-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:25:11-04:00