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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2026-72041 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: espintcp: use sk_msg_free_partial to fix partial send sk_msg_free_partial() ensures consistency of the skmsg at every iteration, without having to manually handle uncharges and offsets. This simplifies the code, and fixes some bugs in skmsg accounting when we don't send the full contents.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/007800408002d871f5699bdb944f985896730b8f kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14c0b42c8a2cd9b5361bbff45b52f69c62c6a286 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54d73f18f8919735f4d04d6f43374f75756c0180 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a338ce41bc933d8f74c39d9b3b6f1d8ca53d9714 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a66d45e0ce6d73cd79962d422388e61bfaf0cb50 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-72041
NVD Published Date:
08/15/2026
NVD Last Modified:
08/15/2026
Source:
kernel.org