CVE-2026-31658
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's net: altera-tse network driver. When a Direct Memory Access (DMA) mapping error occurs in the tse_start_xmit() function, the system fails to free the allocated socket buffer (skb). This oversight causes a memory leak with each DMA mapping failure, potentially leading to resource exhaustion and a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
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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