CVE-2026-23444

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-04-03. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure

ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() has three error paths, but only two of them free the skb. The first error path (ieee80211_tx_prepare() returning TX_DROP) does not free it, while invoke_tx_handlers() failure and the fragmentation check both do.

Add kfree_skb() to the first error path so all three are consistent, and remove the now-redundant frees in callers (ath9k, mt76, mac80211_hwsim) to avoid double-free.

Document the skb ownership guarantee in the function's kdoc.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 3, 2026

Last Modified

July 24, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Jun 5, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f77b51bcee7be2bb686b5f7a2d4a1921e4bdb9f4
generic

wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5ad6ab61cbd89afdb60881f6274f74328af3ee9
generic

wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a779d1f480e83720b5384adf165604e7ee226bd
generic

wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/905ef207d5ed99ca64adfe39fba9ac46e434327a
generic

wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ef8ca1c164786da24169af155c1ca1ff1353cf8
generic

wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50f1b690b4868923fbd242298def2fb88662f108
generic

wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b4d27acafaeab478fd24f79ad6e593a892828b9
generic

wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() failure - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06e769dddcbeb3baf2ce346273b53dd61fdbecf4

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-23444(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(17)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1064.66~20.04.1) @ focal2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-6.8 (6.8.0-136.136) @ noble2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1109.105) @ jammy2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1063.71+fips2) @ noble2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-6.8 (6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.15.0-1075 (5.15.0-1075.79) @ jammy2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1064.72+fips1) @ noble2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1058.61) @ noble2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1059.62.1) @ noble2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-5.15 (5.15.0.1107.107) @ jammy2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1062.69) @ noble2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1064.64) @ jammy2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1063.71) @ noble2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-aws-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1061.64+1) @ noble2026-07-26ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1117.126) @ jammy2026-07-26ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 5.10.258—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-23444?
CVE-2026-23444 is a medium vulnerability published on April 3, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: always free skb on ieee80211txprepare_skb() failure ieee80211txprepare_skb() has three error paths, but only two of them free the skb. The first error path (ieee80211txprepare() returning TXDROP) does not free it,…
When was CVE-2026-23444 disclosed?
CVE-2026-23444 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 3, 2026, with the most recent update on July 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-23444 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-23444 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 97.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-23444?
CVE-2026-23444 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-23444?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-23444, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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