# CVE-2026-90417: RDMA/cxgb4: Fix dereg\_skb leak and double free in write\_tpt\_entry()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.8.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/cxgb4: Fix dereg_skb leak and double free in write_tpt_entry() When the device is in the fatal error state, write_tpt_entry() returns -EIO before handing the caller's preallocated skb to the transmit path; its allocation-failure returns do the same. c4iw_dereg_mr() ignores the error and frees mhp, leaking mhp->dereg_skb. c4iw_get_dma_mr() instead frees the skb a second time after dereg_mem() already consumed it, a double free. Make write_tpt_entry() the sole owner of a non-NULL skb, freeing it on every return preceding handoff to c4iw_ofld_send(): fatal error, tpt and stag allocation failure. c4iw_ofld_send() consumes the skb on success and error alike, so drop the redundant kfree_skb() in c4iw_get_dma_mr() after dereg_mem().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.57, 7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26c6e9bc0b907b880c5d8486291f0452c8227fbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c1d2c085f205e8a5338bc3d3304f897deca4d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/379cf06e6fe34af980064c6ccaf15d8e26ec4a42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fcd26f4680143e9ec477069530548dbe20fce6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b15fc9bc117fb6597fa1c2cc30284aafe71101c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/373f3716a2de7adc739269ebb4d87e5bf4dc180c

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