Answer in brief
CVE-2024-27393 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in xen-netfront: Add missing skb_mark_for_recycle. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=6c5aa6fc4defc2a0977a2c59e4710d50fa1e834c <4143b9479caa29bb2380f3620dcbe16ea84eb3b1 || >=6c5aa6fc4defc2a0977a2c59e4710d50fa1e834c <7c1250796b6c262b505a46192f4716b8c6a6a8c6 || >=6c5aa6fc4defc2a0977a2c59e4710d50fa1e834c <27aa3e4b3088426b7e34584274ad45b5afaf7629 || >=6c5aa6fc4defc2a0977a2c59e4710d50fa1e834c <c8b7b2f158d9d4fb89cd2f68244af154f7549bb4 || >=6c5aa6fc4defc2a0977a2c59e4710d50fa1e834c <037965402a010898d34f4e35327d22c0a95cd51f | 4143b9479caa29bb2380f3620dcbe16ea84eb3b1, 7c1250796b6c262b505a46192f4716b8c6a6a8c6, 27aa3e4b3088426b7e34584274ad45b5afaf7629, c8b7b2f158d9d4fb89cd2f68244af154f7549bb4, 037965402a010898d34f4e35327d22c0a95cd51f |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.9 | Not reported |
Published upstream
May 9, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen-netfront: Add missing skb_mark_for_recycle Notice that skb_mark_for_recycle() is introduced later than fixes tag in commit 6a5bcd84e886 ("page_pool: Allow drivers to hint on SKB recycling"). It is believed that fixes tag were missing a call to page_pool_release_page() between v5.9 to v5.14, after which is should have used skb_mark_for_recycle(). Since v6.6 the call page_pool_release_page() were removed (in commit 535b9c61bdef ("net: page_pool: hide page_pool_release_page()") and remaining callers converted (in commit 6bfef2ec0172 ("Merge branch 'net-page_pool-remove-page_pool_release_page'")). This leak became visible in v6.8 via commit dba1b8a7ab68 ("mm/page_pool: catch page_pool memory leaks").
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2024-27393 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in xen-netfront: Add missing skb_mark_for_recycle. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=6c5aa6fc4defc2a0977a2c59e4710d50fa1e834c <4143b9479caa29bb2380f3620dcbe16ea84eb3b1 || >=6c5aa6fc4defc2a0977a2c59e4710d50fa1e834c <7c1250796b6c262b505a46192f4716b8c6a6a8c6 || >=6c5aa6fc4defc2a0977a2c59e4710d50fa1e834c <27aa3e4b3088426b7e34584274ad45b5afaf7629 || >=6c5aa6fc4defc2a0977a2c59e4710d50fa1e834c <c8b7b2f158d9d4fb89cd2f68244af154f7549bb4 || >=6c5aa6fc4defc2a0977a2c59e4710d50fa1e834c <037965402a010898d34f4e35327d22c0a95cd51f | 4143b9479caa29bb2380f3620dcbe16ea84eb3b1, 7c1250796b6c262b505a46192f4716b8c6a6a8c6, 27aa3e4b3088426b7e34584274ad45b5afaf7629, c8b7b2f158d9d4fb89cd2f68244af154f7549bb4, 037965402a010898d34f4e35327d22c0a95cd51f |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.9 | Not reported |
Published upstream
May 9, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xen-netfront: Add missing skb_mark_for_recycle Notice that skb_mark_for_recycle() is introduced later than fixes tag in commit 6a5bcd84e886 ("page_pool: Allow drivers to hint on SKB recycling"). It is believed that fixes tag were missing a call to page_pool_release_page() between v5.9 to v5.14, after which is should have used skb_mark_for_recycle(). Since v6.6 the call page_pool_release_page() were removed (in commit 535b9c61bdef ("net: page_pool: hide page_pool_release_page()") and remaining callers converted (in commit 6bfef2ec0172 ("Merge branch 'net-page_pool-remove-page_pool_release_page'")). This leak became visible in v6.8 via commit dba1b8a7ab68 ("mm/page_pool: catch page_pool memory leaks").
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.