{"identifier":"CVE-2026-98571","cve":{"id":"CVE-2026-98571","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: stmmac: clear stale buf->page after recycling on skb build failure\n\nIn stmmac_rx(), when napi_build_skb() fails the descriptor page is\nrecycled back to the page pool with page_pool_recycle_direct(), but\nbuf->page is left pointing at the recycled page, unlike every other\nconsumption site in the function which clears the pointer after handing\nthe page away.\n\nWith the stale pointer stmmac_rx_refill() skips the replacement\nallocation and programs the already-recycled page back into the RX\ndescriptor.\n\nClear buf->page on the napi_build_skb() failure path to keep the buffer\nlifecycle consistent with the other consumption sites.","published":"2026-10-18T16:17:09.363000+00:00","modified":"2026-10-19T10:19:15.207000+00:00","status":"Received","score":null,"severity":"UNSCORED","vector":"","cvss_version":"","affected":[],"weaknesses":[],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a7822e34a0bfde31b194ac3da3253e5032b44cc","source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/298673397ea3f6f5811b84f0d9f71eac71dda2e3","source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/501baaeca7d128fa0a2f6953cf5873c5b0d7cf89","source":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"kev":null,"kev_checked":true,"metrics":{},"configurations":[],"source":"nvd","retrieved_at":"2026-10-28T10:23:21.938594+00:00","exploited":false,"kev_stale":false,"products":[],"priority":{"label":"Assess exposure and vendor guidance","reasons":["No higher-priority signal is available in the current stored evidence."]},"epss":{"probability":0.00198,"percentile":0.09495,"date":"2026-10-27","stale":false},"version_assessment":null},"news":[],"campaigns":[],"domains":[{"domain":"git.kernel.org","source_url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a7822e34a0bfde31b194ac3da3253e5032b44cc","investigate_url":"https://investigate.aeglixmind.com/#git.kernel.org"}],"arsenal_url":"https://arsenal.aeglixmind.com/?cve=CVE-2026-98571","catalog_url":"https://cves.aeglixmind.com/cve/CVE-2026-98571","research_url":"https://investigate.aeglixmind.com/research/cve/CVE-2026-98571","coverage":{"news_candidates_checked":0,"campaign_candidates_checked":0,"bounded":false,"notice":"Exact CVE mentions in stored public excerpts and reviewed campaign content only. A mention is not proof of exploitation, attribution or tool suitability. Missing matches do not establish absence."}}