wifi: rtw88: usb: fix memory leaks on USB write failures (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.17 % · percentile 6 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Undergoing Analysis
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: usb: fix memory leaks on USB write failures When rtw_usb_write_port() fails to submit a USB Request Block (URB) (e.g., due to device disconnect or ENOMEM), the completion callback is never executed. Currently, the driver ignores the return value of rtw_usb_write_port() in rtw_usb_write_data() and rtw_usb_tx_agg_skb(). Because these functions rely on the completion callback to free the socket buffers (skbs) and the transaction control block (txcb), a submission failure results in: 1. A memory leak of the allocated skb in rtw_usb_write_data(). 2. A memory leak of the txcb structure and all aggregated skbs in rtw_usb_tx_agg_skb(). Fix this by checking the return value of rtw_usb_write_port(). If it fails, explicitly free the skb in rtw_usb_write_data(), and properly purge the tx_ack_queue and free the txcb in rtw_usb_tx_agg_skb(). The issue was discovered in practice during device disconnect/reconnect scenarios and memory pressure conditions. Tested by verifying normal TX operation continues after the fix without regressions.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b2060c2075a72bc2de43ce5e1b9347d6c5e27bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53fed4061a09755de99c89fdc7fae5b794da455f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/200d58c851b8f63f77a05570072dd20f79bc3681
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8206d173d18ef5a077423119f4e9a93cb3a6f4eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b964941bbfe6e0f18b1a5e008486dbb62df440a
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-45487
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-63821
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1333 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1229 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1203 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1162 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1091 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1064 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected a82dfd33d1237f6c0fb8a7077022189d1fc7ec98 < 2b2060c2075a72bc2de43ce5e1b9347d6c5e27bb ; affected a82dfd33d1237f6c0fb8a7077022189d1fc7ec98 < 53fed4061a09755de99c89fdc7fae5b794da455f ; affected a82dfd33d1237f6c0fb8a7077022189d1fc7ec98 < 200d58c851b8f63f77a05570072dd20f79bc3681 ; affected a82dfd33d1237f6c0fb8a7077022189d1fc7ec98 < 8206d173d18ef5a077423119f4e9a93cb3a6f4eb ; affected a82dfd33d1237f6c0fb8a7077022189d1fc7ec98 < 6b964941bbfe6e0f18b1a5e008486dbb62df440a |
| Linux · Linux | affected 6.2 ; unaffected 0 < 6.2 ; unaffected 6.6.144 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.95 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.18.38 ≤ 6.18.* ; unaffected 7.1.3 ≤ 7.1.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |