CVE-2026-43457
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mctp: i2c: fix skb memory leak in receive path
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mctp: i2c: fix skb memory leak in receive path When 'midev->allow_rx' is false, the newly allocated skb isn't consumed by netif_rx(), it needs to free the skb directly.
Exploit probability
0.1%
Published
May 8, 2026
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-43457
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mctp: i2c: fix skb memory leak in receive path When 'midev->allow_rx' is false, the newly allocated skb isn't consumed by netif_rx(), it needs to free the skb directly.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fb2adbdd5c03e8c9ebcdc48afd414b2724c85eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b1be322342a6b0085bf6ee52235e5ac9834ec25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ec54187e1aa40a4cfa2b265e9a311179f24b98d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f81be2ab9d8e4744871bfb3e868ef413413829f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7900a43b0a314a645ca0a2adf45928dbc7001f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3f5e0f22cfc2371e7471c9fd5b4da78f9df7c69
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43457.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43457