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.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's network stream parser. This vulnerability occurs when the stream parser is unexpectedly stopped, such as during a message assembly timeout. A partially processed network message is not properly released from memory, leading to a memory leak. An attacker could repeatedly trigger this issue, causing the system to run out of memory and become unresponsive, resulting in a denial of service (DoS).

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Fix deferred kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Fix deferred kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46102 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46102 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026052705-CVE-2026-46102-651a@gregkh/T