SB2026012394 - Memory leak in Linux kernel core
Published: January 23, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026012394
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-22979)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the skb_segment_list() function in net/core/skbuff.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b27828ebd1ed3107d7929c3737adbe862e99e74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/238e03d0466239410b72294b79494e43d4fabe77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3264881431e308b9c72cb8a0159d57a56d67dd79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88bea149db2057112af3aaf63534b24fab5858ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c114a32a2e70b82d447f409f7ffcfa3058f9d5bd