In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: ethernet: cortina: Carry over frag counter

The gmac_rx() NAPI poll function assembles packets in an
SKB from a ring buffer.

If the ring buffer gets completely emptied during a poll cycle,
we exit gmac_rx(), but the packet is not yet completely
assembled in the SKB, yet the fragment counter frag_nr is
reset to zero on the next invocation.

Solve this by making the RX fragment counter a part of the
port struct, and carry it over between invocations.

Reset the fragment counter only right after calling
napi_gro_frags(), on error (after calling napi_free_frags())
or if stopping the port.

Reset it in some place where not strictly necessary just to
emphasize what is going on.

This was found by Sashiko during normal patch review.

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethernet: cortina: Carry over frag counter The gmac_rx() NAPI poll function assembles packets in an SKB from a ring buffer. If the ring buffer gets completely emptied during a poll cycle, we exit gmac_rx(), but the packet is not yet completely assembled in the SKB, yet the fragment counter frag_nr is reset to zero on the next invocation. Solve this by making the RX fragment counter a part of the port struct, and carry it over between invocations. Reset the fragment counter only right after calling napi_gro_frags(), on error (after calling napi_free_frags()) or if stopping the port. Reset it in some place where not strictly necessary just to emphasize what is going on. This was found by Sashiko during normal patch review.
Title net: ethernet: cortina: Carry over frag counter
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-19T15:39:37.077Z

Reserved: 2026-07-19T07:54:57.030Z

Link: CVE-2026-64055

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