Critical severity · published May 1, 2026
CVE-2026-43039
net: ti: icssg-prueth: fix missing data copy and wrong recycle in ZC RX dispatch
9.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ti: icssg-prueth: fix missing data copy and wrong recycle in ZC RX dispatch
emac_dispatch_skb_zc() allocates a new skb via napi_alloc_skb() but
never copies the packet data from the XDP buffer into it. The skb is
passed up the stack containing uninitialized heap memory instead of
the actual received packet, leaking kernel heap contents to userspace.
Copy the received packet data from the XDP buffer into the skb using
skb_copy_to_linear_data().
Additionally, remove the skb_mark_for_recycle() call since the skb is
backed by the NAPI page frag allocator, not page_pool. Marking a
non-page_pool skb for recycle causes the free path to return pages to
a page_pool that does not own them, corrupting page_pool state.
The non-ZC path (emac_rx_packet) does not have these issues because it
uses napi_build_skb() to wrap the existing page_pool page directly,
requiring no copy, and correctly marks for recycle since the page comes
from page_pool_dev_alloc_pages().
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
6.19 before 6.19.12; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; 7.0; +1 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
7a64bb388df3cf091afdd047c701039a13acd3b4 before a968438d4fc17ee1dcdc3cfa490dcb5e7709cf76; 7a64bb388df3cf091afdd047c701039a13acd3b4 before 5597dd284ff8c556c0b00f6a34473677426e3f81; 6.19 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43039
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43039
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5597dd284ff8c556c0b00f6a34473677426e3f81
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a968438d4fc17ee1dcdc3cfa490dcb5e7709cf76
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