CVE-2026-31644

/// Technical description

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

net: lan966x: fix use-after-free and leak in lan966x_fdma_reload()

When lan966x_fdma_reload() fails to allocate new RX buffers, the restore

path restarts DMA using old descriptors whose pages were already freed

via lan966x_fdma_rx_free_pages(). Since page_pool_put_full_page() can

release pages back to the buddy allocator, the hardware may DMA into

memory now owned by other kernel subsystems.

Additionally, on the restore path, the newly created page pool (if

allocation partially succeeded) is overwritten without being destroyed,

leaking it.

Fix both issues by deferring the release of old pages until after the

new allocation succeeds. Save the old page array before the allocation

so old pages can be freed on the success path. On the failure path, the

old descriptors, pages and page pool are all still valid, making the

restore safe. Also ensure the restore path re-enables NAPI and wakes

the netdev, matching the succes

/// Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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