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CVE-2026-98630: eth: fbnic: Fix payload page pool error cleanup

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-18 · updated 2026-10-19

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: fbnic: Fix payload page pool error cleanup The payload page pool pointer contains an error pointer when its allocation fails. The cleanup path passes that error pointer to page_pool_destroy() instead of destroying the header page pool. This can dereference the error pointer and leave the header page pool allocated. Destroy the header page pool instead.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.18 — fixed in 7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bab07f7b74e59bb26032fa5ff6969d63e1c52ef
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e0b235bd918d06f54ba8fddd2c3ddc36ca59c15
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4277b19edbc6abc9e1db7d6f6148608e8cb3c34

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