# CVE-2026-99192: net: bcmgenet: unshare the skb before writing the control block

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-111944, GHSA-GCJX-RWW2-6XMM
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.17, 6.18.59, 7.2.13
- Published: 2026-10-28 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: from 3.16.50, fixed in 3.17
- Linux: 4.13
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.13.0, fixed in 6.18.59; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bcmgenet: unshare the skb before writing the control block bcmgenet stores first_cb, last_cb and bytes_sent in the skb control block and reads them back on completion to free the skb and credit BQL. ether_setup() leaves IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING set, so the stack can resubmit a shared skb that is still in the ring. The next transmit overwrites last_cb, so the earlier slots complete without crediting their bytes and BQL stalls the queue until the watchdog resets it. Unshare the skb before writing the control block. Reproduce with pktgen in clone_skb mode, which hands the driver the same skb while earlier copies are still in the ring: modprobe pktgen pg=/proc/net/pktgen echo "add_device eth0" > $pg/kpktgend_0 echo "dst_mac AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF" > $pg/eth0 echo "dst 192.0.2.1" > $pg/eth0 echo "clone_skb 8" > $pg/eth0 echo "count 0" > $pg/eth0 echo start > $pg/pgctrl & sleep 5 echo stop > $pg/pgctrl wait cat /sys/class/net/eth0/queues/tx-0/byte_queue_limits/inflight inflight stays nonzero on the now idle queue. clone_skb 0 leaves it at zero.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (3.17, 6.18.59, 7.2.13) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c13d43c92bc89f494592a60e624a7c0c42218d36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5aa07c62e4fda1206d314c9ea36d67cd6b95cad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e5fb9dd3aca0da534793ad8123b81deff396efe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40c04abcbc34e3afe338f41dae851ecbd72852ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7939ad3b4db9eadf45a64f0524f38337a9494672
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89771ce4f8f67dcffae561b2ccac95c0f6e3aa01

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