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

ethtool: rss: fix indir_table and hkey leak on get_rxfh failure

rss_prepare_get() allocates the indirection table and hash key buffer
via rss_get_data_alloc(), then calls ops->get_rxfh() to populate them.
If get_rxfh() fails, the function returns an error without freeing
the allocation.

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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8593-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-772
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-409

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: rss: fix indir_table and hkey leak on get_rxfh failure rss_prepare_get() allocates the indirection table and hash key buffer via rss_get_data_alloc(), then calls ops->get_rxfh() to populate them. If get_rxfh() fails, the function returns an error without freeing the allocation.
Title ethtool: rss: fix indir_table and hkey leak on get_rxfh 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-19T14:56:17.383Z

Reserved: 2026-07-19T07:54:57.026Z

Link: CVE-2026-63999

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cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-07-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-63999 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-07-22T04:15:12Z

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