High · published May 27, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: strparser: fix skb_head leak in strp_abort_strp()
When the stream parser is aborted, for example after a message assembly timeout,
it can still hold a reference to a partially assembled message in
strp->skb_head.
That skb is not released in strp_abort_strp(), which leaks the partially
assembled message and can be triggered repeatedly to exhaust memory.
Fix this by freeing strp->skb_head and resetting the parser state in the
abort path. Leave strp_stop() unchanged so final cleanup still happens in
strp_done() after the work and timer have been synchronized.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 4.9, < 5.10.258 | 5.10.258 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.209 | 5.15.209 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.175 | 6.1.175 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.140 | 6.6.140 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.86 | 6.12.86 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.27 | 6.18.27 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.19, < 7.0.4 | 7.0.4 |