Bug 2554943 (CVE-2026-98555) - CVE-2026-98555 kernel: llc: fix skb UAF and leaks on llc_mac_hdr_init() failure
Summary: CVE-2026-98555 kernel: llc: fix skb UAF and leaks on llc_mac_hdr_init() failure
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-98555
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-10-18 15:34 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-20 01:31 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-18 15:34:19 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

llc: fix skb UAF and leaks on llc_mac_hdr_init() failure

In llc_conn_ac_resend_i_xxx_x_set_0_or_send_rr(), if llc_mac_hdr_init()
fails, kfree_skb(skb) is called instead of kfree_skb(nskb). This leaks
the newly allocated nskb, reads from the freed skb via LLC_I_GET_NR(pdu),
and double-frees skb when llc_conn_state_process() drops its reference.

In llc_sap_action_send_xid_r() and llc_sap_action_send_test_r(), nskb is
leaked if llc_mac_hdr_init() returns an error.

Free nskb in all three error paths.


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