In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: hns3: fix double free issue for tx spare buffer
In hns3_set_ringparam(), a temporary copy (tmp_rings) of the ring structure
is created for rollback. However, the tx_spare pointer in the original
ring handle is incorrectly left pointing to the old backup memory.
Later, if memory allocation fails in hns3_init_all_ring() during the setup,
the error path attempts to free all newly allocated rings. Since tx_spare
contains a stale (non-NULL) pointer from the backup, it is mistaken for
a newly allocated buffer and is erroneously freed, leading to a double-free
of the backup memory.
The root cause is that the tx_spare field was not cleared after its value
was saved in tmp_rings, leaving a dangling pointer.
Fix this by setting tx_spare to NULL in the original ring structure
when the creation of the new `tx_spare` fails. This ensures the
error cleanup path only frees genuinely newly allocated buffers.
References
Configurations
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History
25 Jun 2026, 21:11
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43015461662d41dcfb3bb95fadd8a2a42ad8eacf - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d2f142b1e4b203387a92519d9d2e34752a79dbb - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dc10494cfe27b6f1e9adb7e293293ae39c50b7c - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3659273860bed0c8e573b865e3769abc51225a8 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2c785733dfb853ea0b53984c75662a1af230a94 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb6a4c376d454b425555b1b0bda36e99f56ec307 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdbccddb7e7822016601829f95de4008e193f7bc - Patch | |
| CWE | CWE-415 | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8 |
27 May 2026, 14:17
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-27 14:17
Updated : 2026-06-25 21:11
NVD link : CVE-2026-45891
Mitre link : CVE-2026-45891
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-45891
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-415
Double Free
