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CVE-2026-63999
Linux Linux — ethtool: rss: fix indir_table and hkey leak on get_rxfh failure
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0012 1.7 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 4f038a6a02d20859a3479293cbf172b0f14cbdd6 – —
Linux 6.15 – 6.18.35
TIMELINE
Jul 19 Reserved by Linux
Jul 19 Published (CNA: Linux)
Oct 8 ENRICHED — CVE-2026-63999 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ethtool: rss: fix indir_table and hkey leak on get_rxfh failure
rss_prepare_get() allocates the indirection table and hash key buffer
via rss_get_data_alloc(), then calls ops->get_rxfh() to populate them.
If get_rxfh() fails, the function returns an error without freeing
the allocation.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| July 19, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 19, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| October 8, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2026-63999 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4f038a6a02d20859a3479293cbf172b0f14cbdd6 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.15 | 6.18.35 |
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