CVE-2026-63857Patch

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: airoha: Do not read uninitialized fragment address in airoha_dev_xmit() The transmit loop in airoha_dev_xmit() reads fragment address and length during its final iteration, when the loop index equals skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags, at which point the fragment data is uninitialized. While these values are never consumed, the read itself is unsafe and may trigger a page fault. Fix this by avoiding the fragment read on the last iteration. Additionally, move the skb pointer from the first to the last used packet descriptor, so that airoha_qdma_tx_napi_poll() defers freeing the skb until the final descriptor is processed.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-07-26: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-07-26: 1Technical Details · 2026-07-26: 107-26
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  • SecAlerts@SecAlertsCo
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    🐧 Linux kernel CVE-2026-63857: critical 9.8 — uninitialized fragment address read in airoha_dev_xmit() during TX. No auth needed, full C/I/A impact. Patch affected kernel builds now. #cybersecurity #ciso #vulnerabilities #msp https://secalerts.co/vulnerability/CVE-2026-63857?utm_campaign=x https://t.co/SMH98wxl1y

    Post summary

    CVE‑2026‑63857 is a critical uninitialized read flaw in the Linux kernel’s airoha driver with no authentication required and full confidentiality, integrity, availability impact; a patch for affected kernel builds is now available.

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