Bug 2482117 (CVE-2026-46102) - CVE-2026-46102 kernel: net: strparser: fix skb_head leak in strp_abort_strp()
Summary: CVE-2026-46102 kernel: net: strparser: fix skb_head leak in strp_abort_strp()
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-46102
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security
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Reported: 2026-05-27 15:12 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-05-27 16:39 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-27 15:12:08 UTC
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.


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