# CVE-2026-64056: net: ethernet: cortina: Make RX SKB per-port

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: cortina: Make RX SKB per-port The SKB used to assemble packets from fragments in gmac_rx() is static local, but the Gemini has two ethernet ports, meaning there can be races between the ports on a bad day if a device is using both. Make the RX SKB a per-port variable and carry it over between invocations in the port struct instead. Zero the pointer once we call napi_gro_frags(), on error (after calling napi_free_frags()) or if the port is stopped. Zero it in some place where not strictly necessary just to emphasize what is going on. This was found by Sashiko during normal patch review.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27856d533eca3804008695f61c1e4d5ff984196b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6b22824b30e48ce1df3a2e80990f4b8505deb50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bba24e9ebe6f1c0b356cd471e36bdc7fa434897
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b249988d774dacf13b203817e971934a42243c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72158ea185b27afae163949b0e86164cb6b64e55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfd62907f3cdbc3b6da8f49ba907c0390018fe5e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67a35e7da7ef9d2f000aa758552a128324c604a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06937db21ee311ed07eba47954447245041a982d

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