CVE-2026-45891

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.
Configurations

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History

25 Jun 2026, 21:11

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References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43015461662d41dcfb3bb95fadd8a2a42ad8eacf - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43015461662d41dcfb3bb95fadd8a2a42ad8eacf - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d2f142b1e4b203387a92519d9d2e34752a79dbb - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d2f142b1e4b203387a92519d9d2e34752a79dbb - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dc10494cfe27b6f1e9adb7e293293ae39c50b7c - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dc10494cfe27b6f1e9adb7e293293ae39c50b7c - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3659273860bed0c8e573b865e3769abc51225a8 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3659273860bed0c8e573b865e3769abc51225a8 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2c785733dfb853ea0b53984c75662a1af230a94 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2c785733dfb853ea0b53984c75662a1af230a94 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb6a4c376d454b425555b1b0bda36e99f56ec307 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb6a4c376d454b425555b1b0bda36e99f56ec307 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdbccddb7e7822016601829f95de4008e193f7bc - () 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
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8

27 May 2026, 14:17

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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