Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

NTB: ntb_netdev: Preserve RX queue depth on allocation failure

ntb_netdev_rx_handler() hands the received skb to the network stack
before allocating its replacement. If the allocation fails, nothing is
reposted. Every failure therefore takes one buffer out of the RX queue
while the interface remains up, and enough failures eventually stall
reception.

A retry path could refill the queue later, but ntb_netdev has none.
Allocate the replacement first instead. If that fails, drop the packet
and repost the same skb. This keeps the queue full and lets packet
delivery resume as soon as memory is available again.
Published: 2026-08-22
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Action: n/a
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Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-400

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NTB: ntb_netdev: Preserve RX queue depth on allocation failure ntb_netdev_rx_handler() hands the received skb to the network stack before allocating its replacement. If the allocation fails, nothing is reposted. Every failure therefore takes one buffer out of the RX queue while the interface remains up, and enough failures eventually stall reception. A retry path could refill the queue later, but ntb_netdev has none. Allocate the replacement first instead. If that fails, drop the packet and repost the same skb. This keeps the queue full and lets packet delivery resume as soon as memory is available again.
Title NTB: ntb_netdev: Preserve RX queue depth on allocation failure
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-22T15:32:08.687Z

Reserved: 2026-08-15T05:44:03.921Z

Link: CVE-2026-74626

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-22T16:16:35.517

Modified: 2026-08-22T16:16:35.517

Link: CVE-2026-74626

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Updated: 2026-08-22T18:30:16Z

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