# CVE-2026-46102: net: strparser: fix skb\_head leak in strp\_abort\_strp()

- 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: 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.86, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 43a0c6751a322847cb6fa0ab8cbf77a1d08bfc0a, fixed in d6668ce0e78d23eabecef9a6bc4f0f739cb28ad3; from 43a0c6751a322847cb6fa0ab8cbf77a1d08bfc0a, fixed in a470ed71c906cc8cbad0d74c9942216698911f8b; from 43a0c6751a322847cb6fa0ab8cbf77a1d08bfc0a, fixed in c2e57695ec9ff9d42f23de70f3805199153d007b; from 43a0c6751a322847cb6fa0ab8cbf77a1d08bfc0a, fixed in e9ae00490d474757c0f9c65073de83e6bb1e5a00; from 43a0c6751a322847cb6fa0ab8cbf77a1d08bfc0a, fixed in 5327dad2ffe9c1b49881dd6d51ff3c6893847568; from 43a0c6751a322847cb6fa0ab8cbf77a1d08bfc0a, fixed in 19ca9475f18f991735f98a22e735c43e95e6298d; from 43a0c6751a322847cb6fa0ab8cbf77a1d08bfc0a, fixed in 56082f442023db9be1a5a29d4ee361de4017c0b7; from 43a0c6751a322847cb6fa0ab8cbf77a1d08bfc0a, fixed in fe72340daaf1af588be88056faf98965f39e6032
- Linux: 4.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.9.0, fixed in 5.10.258; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.209; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.175; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.140; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.86; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.27; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: strparser: fix skb_head leak in strp_abort_strp() When the stream parser is aborted, for example after a message assembly timeout, it can still hold a reference to a partially assembled message in strp->skb_head. That skb is not released in strp_abort_strp(), which leaks the partially assembled message and can be triggered repeatedly to exhaust memory. Fix this by freeing strp->skb_head and resetting the parser state in the abort path. Leave strp_stop() unchanged so final cleanup still happens in strp_done() after the work and timer have been synchronized.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.86) 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/d6668ce0e78d23eabecef9a6bc4f0f739cb28ad3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a470ed71c906cc8cbad0d74c9942216698911f8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2e57695ec9ff9d42f23de70f3805199153d007b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9ae00490d474757c0f9c65073de83e6bb1e5a00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5327dad2ffe9c1b49881dd6d51ff3c6893847568
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19ca9475f18f991735f98a22e735c43e95e6298d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56082f442023db9be1a5a29d4ee361de4017c0b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe72340daaf1af588be88056faf98965f39e6032

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