# CVE-2025-37757: tipc: fix memory leak in tipc\_link\_xmit

- 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=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.4.293, 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88, and 3 more
- Published: 2025-05-01 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 365ad353c2564bba8835290061308ba825166b3a, fixed in 84895f5ce3829d9fc030e5ec2d8729da4c0c9d08; from 365ad353c2564bba8835290061308ba825166b3a, fixed in d4d40e437adb376be16b3a12dd5c63f0fa768247; from 365ad353c2564bba8835290061308ba825166b3a, fixed in ed06675d3b8cd37120b447646d53f7cd3e6fcd63; from 365ad353c2564bba8835290061308ba825166b3a, fixed in 24e6280cdd7f8d01fc6b9b365fb800c2fb7ea9bb; from 365ad353c2564bba8835290061308ba825166b3a, fixed in 09c2dcda2c551bba30710c33f6ac678ae7395389; from 365ad353c2564bba8835290061308ba825166b3a, fixed in 7c5957f7905b4aede9d7a559d271438f3ca9e852; from 365ad353c2564bba8835290061308ba825166b3a, fixed in d0e02d3d27a0b4dcb13f954f537ca1dd8f282dcf; from 365ad353c2564bba8835290061308ba825166b3a, fixed in a40cbfbb8f95c325430f017883da669b2aa927d4; from 365ad353c2564bba8835290061308ba825166b3a, fixed in 69ae94725f4fc9e75219d2d69022029c5b24bc9a
- Linux: 4.11
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.11.0, fixed in 5.4.293; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.237; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.181; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.135; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.88; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.24; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.13.12; from 6.14.0, fixed in 6.14.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: fix memory leak in tipc_link_xmit In case the backlog transmit queue for system-importance messages is overloaded, tipc_link_xmit() returns -ENOBUFS but the skb list is not purged. This leads to memory leak and failure when a skb is allocated. This commit fixes this issue by purging the skb list before tipc_link_xmit() returns.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.4.293, 5.10.237, 5.15.181, 6.1.135, 6.6.88) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84895f5ce3829d9fc030e5ec2d8729da4c0c9d08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4d40e437adb376be16b3a12dd5c63f0fa768247
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed06675d3b8cd37120b447646d53f7cd3e6fcd63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24e6280cdd7f8d01fc6b9b365fb800c2fb7ea9bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09c2dcda2c551bba30710c33f6ac678ae7395389
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c5957f7905b4aede9d7a559d271438f3ca9e852
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0e02d3d27a0b4dcb13f954f537ca1dd8f282dcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a40cbfbb8f95c325430f017883da669b2aa927d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69ae94725f4fc9e75219d2d69022029c5b24bc9a

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