Bug 2559783 (CVE-2026-99026) - CVE-2026-99026 kernel: net: team: free skb when broadcast has no txable port
Summary: CVE-2026-99026 kernel: net: team: free skb when broadcast has no txable port
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-99026
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Reported: 2026-10-23 13:37 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-27 11:22 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-23 13:37:00 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: team: free skb when broadcast has no txable port

bc_transmit() sends the original skb through the last txable port.
When no port is txable, it returns false without consuming the skb, but
team_xmit() still returns NETDEV_TX_OK. AF_PACKET sends then retain the
skb and its socket write-memory charge.

A TX-enabled, link-down port keeps the broadcast transmit op installed.
Carrier can stay up through a second link-up, TX-disabled port or be
forced on by userspace. Free the original skb on the no-port path while
leaving the existing drop accounting intact.

Discovered by Sashiko during review of previous commit.


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