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NVD description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() has three error paths, but only two of them free the skb. The first error path (ieee80211_tx_prepare() returning TX_DROP) does not free it, while invoke_tx_handlers() failure and the fragmentation check both do. Add kfree_skb() to the first error path so all three are consistent, and remove the now-redundant frees in callers (ath9k, mt76, mac80211_hwsim) to avoid double-free. Document the skb ownership guarantee in the function's kdoc.
Priority
LOW
Exploitation
NONE
PoC
NONE
Patch
AVAILABLE
Momentum
NONE
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2 versions affected across 1 product
CVE-2026-23444 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb()… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23444
Post summary
CVE-2026-23444 has been fixed in the Linux kernel; the post notes the resolution but provides no PoC, exploit, or active exploitation details.
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| Part | Vendor | Product | Version | Target SW | Target HW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OS | linux | linux_kernel | - | - | - |
| OS | linux | linux_kernel | 3.13 | - | - |
| OS | linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | - | - |
| OS | linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | - | - |
| OS | linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | - | - |
| OS | linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | - | - |
| OS | linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | - | - |
| OS | linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | - | - |
| OS | linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 | - | - |