CVE-2026-23453
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's net: ti: icssg-prueth network driver. When XDP (eXpress Data Path) programs drop packets in non-zero-copy mode, memory pages are not properly returned to the system's page pool. This memory leak can lead to Out of Memory (OOM) conditions, causing a Denial of Service (DoS) on the affected system.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (Other); DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU)
An attacker that can influence the allocation of resources that are not properly released could deplete the available resource pool and prevent all other processes from accessing the same type of resource. Frequently-affected resources include memory, CPU, disk space, power or battery, etc.
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