Critical severity · published Aug 15, 2026
CVE-2026-74495
igbvf: Fix leak in TX DMA error cleanup
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
igbvf: Fix leak in TX DMA error cleanup
If an error is encountered while mapping TX buffers, the driver should
unmap any buffers already mapped for that skb.
Because count is incremented before each frag mapping, it will always
match the correct number of unmappings needed when dma_error is reached.
Decrementing count before the while loop in dma_error causes an
off-by-one error. If any mapping was successful before an unsuccessful
mapping, exactly one DMA mapping (the head) would leak.
This bug was introduced by a 2010 fix for an endless loop in dma_error.
All other affected drivers have already been fixed.
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)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
c1fa347f20f17f14a4a1575727fa24340e8a9117 before e42b7225c45f57b42306b80cdd3bda202bae7293; c1fa347f20f17f14a4a1575727fa24340e8a9117 before e3ed89c257f6361f13df23023cd10ace830330ad; c1fa347f20f17f14a4a1575727fa24340e8a9117 before 56726ff12cb6759ab90d6f5332c2377aeca7d249; c1fa347f20f17f14a4a1575727fa24340e8a9117 before 31089f4eab42e0fc248ec80c26f9b0bad59ba4cc; c1fa347f20f17f14a4a1575727fa24340e8a9117 before bc25d56c03e41c10bc4b40e99ca5d7b941675c04; c1fa347f20f17f14a4a1575727fa24340e8a9117 before 845a9cdd9b03b7b6fa8de3ee80579780350a7f65; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74495
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74495
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0565052b7e2f436b7f1541f4849da96dc0aa7a0e
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31089f4eab42e0fc248ec80c26f9b0bad59ba4cc
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56726ff12cb6759ab90d6f5332c2377aeca7d249
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/845a9cdd9b03b7b6fa8de3ee80579780350a7f65
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc25d56c03e41c10bc4b40e99ca5d7b941675c04
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df07003b5a6c6c9fce60d765d6a3da815a74c41c
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