Advisory [CVE-2026-64055] Carry over frag counter
This security Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-64055.
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: cortina: Carry over frag counter The gmac_rx() NAPI poll function assembles packets in an SKB from a ring buffer.
If the ring buffer gets completely emptied during a poll cycle, we exit gmac_rx(), but the packet is not yet completely assembled in the SKB, yet the fragment counter frag_nr is reset to zero on the next invocation. Solve this by making the RX fragment counter a part of the port struct, and carry it over between invocations.
Reset the fragment counter only right after calling napi_gro_frags(), on error (after calling napi_free_frags()) or if stopping the port. Reset it in some place where not strictly necessary just to emphasize what is going on.
This was found by Sashiko during normal patch review. When the network interface processes incoming packets, a counter used for reassembling fragmented packets can be prematurely reset.
This can lead to incomplete packet reassembly, potentially causing network communication issues or denial of service. Red Hat severity: not rated.
Weakness: CWE-437. Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Hardened Images as not affected.
Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation
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