# CVE-2024-27393: xen-netfront: Add missing skb\_mark\_for\_recycle

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-09 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen-netfront: Add missing skb_mark_for_recycle Notice that skb_mark_for_recycle() is introduced later than fixes tag in commit 6a5bcd84e886 ("page_pool: Allow drivers to hint on SKB recycling"). It is believed that fixes tag were missing a call to page_pool_release_page() between v5.9 to v5.14, after which is should have used skb_mark_for_recycle(). Since v6.6 the call page_pool_release_page() were removed (in commit 535b9c61bdef ("net: page_pool: hide page_pool_release_page()") and remaining callers converted (in commit 6bfef2ec0172 ("Merge branch 'net-page_pool-remove-page_pool_release_page'")). This leak became visible in v6.8 via commit dba1b8a7ab68 ("mm/page_pool: catch page_pool memory leaks").

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4143b9479caa29bb2380f3620dcbe16ea84eb3b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1250796b6c262b505a46192f4716b8c6a6a8c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27aa3e4b3088426b7e34584274ad45b5afaf7629
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8b7b2f158d9d4fb89cd2f68244af154f7549bb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/037965402a010898d34f4e35327d22c0a95cd51f

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