# CVE-2026-99047: gve: fix XSK buffer leak when rings are stopped

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-108842, GHSA-MR8Q-3JQ6-M2C3
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.18.57, 7.2.11
- Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-23

## Affected

- Linux: from c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff, fixed in 506f9de069d07a72b9887ce3edd2fdf32f4953aa; from c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff, fixed in 7a7e6bbbf0586c1f62f0cc7d9a2877d8a5e5aaf7; from c1fffc5d66a7147d557736c2341a511e0896d9ff, fixed in 73670ddb91a4d22e1deb3efd962242de1ec48e90
- Linux: 6.17
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.17.0, fixed in 6.18.57; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: fix XSK buffer leak when rings are stopped GVE does not free XSK buffers when resetting ring state as a part of stopping queues. This causes all XSK buffers which are posted to the NIC to be leaked. Free XSK buffers attached to an allocated buf_state when stopping rings. This issue was hit in production.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/506f9de069d07a72b9887ce3edd2fdf32f4953aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a7e6bbbf0586c1f62f0cc7d9a2877d8a5e5aaf7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73670ddb91a4d22e1deb3efd962242de1ec48e90

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