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    "cveMetadata": {
        "cveId": "CVE-2026-74559",
        "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "Linux",
        "dateReserved": "2026-08-15T05:44:03.916Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-08-15T12:28:03.279Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:21:46.240Z"
    },
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nxsk: drain continuation descs after overflow in xsk_build_skb()\n\nFix generic xmit path multi-buffer logic when packets are either too big\n(count of descriptors exceed MAX_SKB_FRAGS) or an invalid descriptor is\nincluded in fragmented packet. Introduce xdp_sock::drain_cont and act\nupon this flag - when it is set, keep on consuming descriptors from\nAF_XDP Tx ring and put them directly onto Cq. Previously these\ndescriptors were silently lost and could never be reached again."
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                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceb00cb87a22c42d20c39336213db2b843ca9e34"
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                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e94d74e4f3baebaa083288f33b4be7ce0a34982"
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                    "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd44a6dcd4248883de90f5dad53ae80066e27096"
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