CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Linux.
CVE
CVE-2026-43373
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.50%
Linux
Original NVD Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ncsi: fix skb leak in error paths Early return paths in NCSI RX and AEN handlers fail to release the received skb, resulting in a memory leak. Specifically, ncsi_aen_handler() returns on invalid AEN packets without consuming the skb. Similarly, ncsi_rcv_rsp() exits early when failing to resolve the NCSI device, response handler, or request, leaving the skb unfreed.
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