# CVE-2026-72393: eth: fbnic: don't cache shinfo across skb realloc

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the fbnic network driver allows attackers to cause a system crash or potentially execute arbitrary code via crafted network packets.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-72393, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72393, GHSA-h6c6-rxf5-q7rw, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72393

## What is CVE-2026-72393?

CVE-2026-72393 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

eth: fbnic: don't cache shinfo across skb realloc

fbnic_tx_lso() calls skb_cow_head() which may reallocate the skb
including the shared info. We can't use the pointer calculated
before the call.

    BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x668/0x8e0
    Read of size 4 at addr ff110000262edd98 by task swapper/5/0
    Call Trace:
     fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x668/0x8e0
     fbnic_xmit_frame+0x622/0xba0
     dev_hard_start_xmit+0xf4/0x620

    Allocated by task 8653:
     __alloc_skb+0x11e/0x5f0
     alloc_skb_with_frags+0xcc/0x6c0
     sock_alloc_send_pskb+0x327/0x3f0
     __ip_append_data+0x188b/0x47a0
     ip_make_skb+0x24a/0x300
     udp_sendmsg+0x14d2/0x21e0

    Freed by task 0:
     kfree+0x123/0x5a0
     pskb_expand_head+0x36c/0xfa0
     fbnic_tx_lso.isra.0+0x500/0x8e0
     fbnic_xmit_frame+0x622/0xba0
     dev_hard_start_xmit+0xf4/0x620
     sch_direct_xmit+0x25b/0x1100

    The buggy address belongs to the object at ff110000262edc40
     which belongs to the cache skbuff_small_head of size 640
    The buggy address is located 344 bytes inside of
     freed 640-byte region [ff110000262edc40, ff110000262ede

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72393?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-72393?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-72393 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72393 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-72393 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-72393 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72393 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72393/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72393/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72393
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72393
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72393

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72393/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.