CVE-2026-22979 - net: fix memory leak in skb_segment_list for GRO packets

CVE ID : CVE-2026-22979 Published : Jan. 23, 2026, 3:24 p.m. | 1 hour, 6 minutes ago Description : In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: fix memory leak in skb_segment_list for GRO packets When skb_segment_list() is called during packet forwarding, it handles packets that were aggregated by the GRO engine. Historically, the segmentation logic in skb_segment_list assumes that individual segments are split from a parent SKB and may need to carry their own socket memory accounting. Accordingly, the code transfers truesize from the parent to the newly created segments. Prior to commit ed4cccef64c1 (