High severity · published Jun 24, 2026
CVE-2026-53009
ice: fix double-free of tx_buf skb
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ice: fix double-free of tx_buf skb
If ice_tso() or ice_tx_csum() fail, the error path in
ice_xmit_frame_ring() frees the skb, but the 'first' tx_buf still points
to it and is marked as valid (ICE_TX_BUF_SKB).
'next_to_use' remains unchanged, so the potential problem will
likely fix itself when the next packet is transmitted and the tx_buf
gets overwritten. But if there is no next packet and the interface is
brought down instead, ice_clean_tx_ring() -> ice_unmap_and_free_tx_buf()
will find the tx_buf and free the skb for the second time.
The fix is to reset the tx_buf type to ICE_TX_BUF_EMPTY in the error
path, so that ice_unmap_and_free_tx_buf().
Move the initialization of 'first' up, to ensure it's already valid in
case we hit the linearization error path.
The bug was spotted by AI while I had it looking for something else.
It also proposed an initial version of the patch.
I reproduced the bug and tested the fix by adding code to inject
failures, on a build with KASAN.
I looked for similar bugs in related Intel drivers and did not find any.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.17 before 7.0.10 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
d76a60ba7afb89523c88cf2ed3a044ce4180289e before 359906450690a1d70545220bde82ba74f3fd80f8; d76a60ba7afb89523c88cf2ed3a044ce4180289e before eb6cf492ae991e40e1e5b2d3f32ec06e9cc678db; d76a60ba7afb89523c88cf2ed3a044ce4180289e before 910e498613d5bf4cbe5f298c2613666c38679fab; d76a60ba7afb89523c88cf2ed3a044ce4180289e before 4c08fc2119ef0281cfa2cee007acf0a251be55f2; d76a60ba7afb89523c88cf2ed3a044ce4180289e before 1a303baa715e6b78d6a406aaf335f87ff35acfcd; 4.17 · source: vendor
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
7.0; 8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53009
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53009
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a303baa715e6b78d6a406aaf335f87ff35acfcd
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/359906450690a1d70545220bde82ba74f3fd80f8
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c08fc2119ef0281cfa2cee007acf0a251be55f2
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/910e498613d5bf4cbe5f298c2613666c38679fab
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb6cf492ae991e40e1e5b2d3f32ec06e9cc678db
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42919
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