CVE-2026-97981
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ethernet: cortina: Count dropped frames as NAPI work
The RX loop only consumes budget when it successfully delivers a frame. Error paths keep consuming descriptors without reducing the budget, so a stream of bad frames can process the entire receive ring in one poll.
Move the budget accounting to a common end-of-frame path. This counts each completed frame as NAPI work whether it was delivered or dropped, matching the behavior of the vendor driver.
CVSS
NVD no ha asignado puntuación CVSS a esta CVE (habitual desde el cambio de política de abril de 2026).
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.18%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 7
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27b5753077d1cfda5fe201d2ba602de76a9a09b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5754e0c0758805096ecfeaf4c1b146ad51ed246f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58140f1cebb776d174dc6ff41c15401654a5b1ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/620b7184808b25cf58268856f892b9ba83c181fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9620e2ce9b5998ebbf157241f296f8ddb92285c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b856c552f556bc0341c1dbe0bf88e630fd1dc4b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cceb6cd7f0e5ed2944a9ca22443d7b9da82f60ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e858b9b1ea3cbbc353189d07dec40dc16967e290
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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