CVE-2026-63857: Linux kernel · net: airoha: Do not read uninitialized fragment address in airoha_dev_xmit()
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical · fixed in f670fa4b19ceddc6d215dda4997888ccba9bbc61 : patch Linux kernel as a priority.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in f670fa4b19ceddc6d215dda4997888ccba9bbc61, dba5f4959653e4c212beb746594952e8645d1115, d78c8ab7bd84952e053d0c622b7fc1b4ad8a19a3 +1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Linux kernel to f670fa4b19ceddc6d215dda4997888ccba9bbc61, dba5f4959653e4c212beb746594952e8645d1115, d78c8ab7bd84952e053d0c622b7fc1b4ad8a19a3 or bde34e84edc8b5571fbde7e941e175a4293ee1eb.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
Since this is a kernel vulnerability, applying the official Linux kernel updates that include this fix is recommended once available.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: airoha: Do not read uninitialized fragment address in airoha_dev_xmit() The transmit loop in airoha_dev_xmit() reads fragment address and length during its final iteration, when the loop index equals skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags, at which point the fragment data is uninitialized. While these values are never consumed, the read itself is unsafe and may trigger a page fault. Fix this by avoiding the fragment read on the last iteration. Additionally, move the skb pointer from the first to the last used packet descriptor, so that airoha_qdma_tx_napi_poll() defers freeing the skb until the final descriptor is processed.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63857 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bde34e84edc8b5571fbde7e941e175a4293ee1eb (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d78c8ab7bd84952e053d0c622b7fc1b4ad8a19a3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f670fa4b19ceddc6d215dda4997888ccba9bbc61 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dba5f4959653e4c212beb746594952e8645d1115 (opens in a new tab)