net: macb: Shuffle the tx ring before enabling tx
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: macb: Shuffle the tx ring before enabling tx Quanyang observed that when using an NFS rootfs on an AMD ZynqMp board, the rootfs may take an extended time to recover after a suspend. Upon investigation, it was determined that the issue originates from a problem in the macb driver. According to the Zynq UltraScale TRM [1], when transmit is disabled, the transmit buffer queue pointer resets to point to the address specified by the transmit buffer queue base address register. In the current implementation, the code merely resets `queue->tx_head` and `queue->tx_tail` to '0'. This approach presents several issues: - Packets already queued in the tx ring are silently lost, leading to memory leaks since the associated skbs cannot be released. - Concurrent write access to `queue->tx_head` and `queue->tx_tail` may occur from `macb_tx_poll()` or `macb_start_xmit()` when these values are reset to '0'. - The transmission may become stuck on a packet that has already been sent out, with its 'TX_USED' bit set, but has not yet been processed. However, due to the manipulation of 'queue->tx_head' and 'queue->tx_tail', `macb_tx_poll()` incorrectly assumes there are no packets to handle because `queue->tx_head == queue->tx_tail`. This issue is only resolved when a new packet is placed at this position. This is the root cause of the prolonged recovery time observed for the NFS root filesystem. To resolve this issue, shuffle the tx ring and tx skb array so that the first unsent packet is positioned at the start of the tx ring. Additionally, ensure that updates to `queue->tx_head` and `queue->tx_tail` are properly protected with the appropriate lock. [1] https://docs.amd.com/v/u/en-US/ug1085-zynq-ultrascale-trm
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.1.165 to before 6.1.167; 6.6.128 to before 6.6.130; 6.12.75 to before 6.12.78; 6.18.16 to before 6.18.20; 6.19.6 to before 6.19.9 | 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.20, 6.19.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.1.165 to before 6.1.167; 6.6.128 to before 6.6.130; 6.12.75 to before 6.12.78; 6.18.16 to before 6.18.20; 6.19.6 to before 6.19.9 Fixed in 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.20, 6.19.9 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.165 to before 6.1.167; 6.6.128 to before 6.6.130; 6.12.75 to before 6.12.78; 6.18.16 to before 6.18.20; 6.19.6 to before 6.19.9 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.165 to before 6.1.167; 6.6.128 to before 6.6.130; 6.12.75 to before 6.12.78; 6.18.16 to before 6.18.20; 6.19.6 to before 6.19.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.20, 6.19.9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43371
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53cc-xh3p-4x9v
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6783bfa31a59f34fe4feb1bdbf67791ef3fb0b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a47c3889fcd843c72aa57fa8c4d06f5801fced4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88f974fe118cb4653f029929ecbca7cfe06132ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58f5d34f88e8f00910b692537f7b2efdb8c3705d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/403182e0771b250cfde0fe7e1081d095ceaf8230
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/881a0263d502e1a93ebc13a78254e9ad19520232
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Sources
- CVE-2026-43371 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43371 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-53cc-xh3p-4x9v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-43371 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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