{"cve":"CVE-2026-98351","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-06T09:18:28.437","modified":"2026-10-19T10:18:37.777","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: virt_wifi: free skb when disconnected\n\nWhen the simulated link is disconnected, virt_wifi_start_xmit() returns\nNET_XMIT_DROP without freeing the skb. dev_hard_start_xmit() treats this\nreturn value as consumed, so every packet sent while disconnected leaks its\nskb.\n\nFree the skb before returning the drop status.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36727a702cf8e3399e3da60d0856378f6afcfb34","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38d3a5df85345f158f78b478b265ca906224454e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46371442847a725cc0df3697fea2eba1dd54b82b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f266738af45675faa0e8afee08c6e780afa8b06","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56469996c10a0240653fc00576b4d33bdfb4cc51"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:57:46.668721662+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-98351","score":0.00165,"percentile":0.05694,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}