Bug 2502445 (CVE-2026-63999)

Summary:	CVE-2026-63999 kernel: ethtool: rss: fix indir_table and hkey leak on get_rxfh failure
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	rhel-process-autobot, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ethtool subsystem, specifically within the Receive Side Scaling (RSS) functionality. The rss_prepare_get() function fails to deallocate memory for the indirection table and hash key buffer if an internal operation (ops->get_rxfh()) does not complete successfully. This memory leak can be exploited by a local attacker, potentially leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) due to resource exhaustion over time.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-19 16:08:34 UTC

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.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-07-21 14:39:44 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026071906-CVE-2026-63999-6f50@gregkh/T