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  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-98351",
  "modified": "2026-10-08T02:30:52.121552301Z",
  "published": "2026-10-06T08:46:39.335Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98351"
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  "summary": "wifi: virt_wifi: free skb when disconnected"
}