CVE-2026-23444

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() has three error paths, but only two of them free the skb. The first error path (ieee80211_tx_prepare() returning TX_DROP) does not free it, while invoke_tx_handlers() failure and the fragmentation check both do. Add kfree_skb() to the first error path so all three are consistent, and remove the now-redundant frees in callers (ath9k, mt76, mac80211_hwsim) to avoid double-free. Document the skb ownership guarantee in the function's kdoc.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.13:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

01 Jun 2026, 17:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ef8ca1c164786da24169af155c1ca1ff1353cf8 -
  • () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/905ef207d5ed99ca64adfe39fba9ac46e434327a -
  • () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a779d1f480e83720b5384adf165604e7ee226bd -

27 Apr 2026, 14:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b4d27acafaeab478fd24f79ad6e593a892828b9 -
  • () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f77b51bcee7be2bb686b5f7a2d4a1921e4bdb9f4 -
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8

23 Apr 2026, 20:58

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06e769dddcbeb3baf2ce346273b53dd61fdbecf4 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06e769dddcbeb3baf2ce346273b53dd61fdbecf4 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50f1b690b4868923fbd242298def2fb88662f108 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50f1b690b4868923fbd242298def2fb88662f108 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5ad6ab61cbd89afdb60881f6274f74328af3ee9 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5ad6ab61cbd89afdb60881f6274f74328af3ee9 - Patch
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
First Time Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CWE CWE-401
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.13:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

03 Apr 2026, 16:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-03 16:16

Updated : 2026-06-01 17:16


NVD link : CVE-2026-23444

Mitre link : CVE-2026-23444

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-23444


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime