static netdev_tx_t start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
{
	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
	int qnum = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
	struct send_queue *sq = &vi->sq[qnum];
	int err;
	struct netdev_queue *txq = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, qnum);
	bool kick = !skb->xmit_more;

	/* Free up any pending old buffers before queueing new ones. */
	free_old_xmit_skbs(sq);

	/* timestamp packet in software */
	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);

	/* Try to transmit */
	err = xmit_skb(sq, skb);

	/* This should not happen! */
	if (unlikely(err)) {
		dev->stats.tx_fifo_errors++;
		if (net_ratelimit())
			dev_warn(&dev->dev,
				 "Unexpected TXQ (%d) queue failure: %d\n", qnum, err);
		dev->stats.tx_dropped++;
		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
	}

	/* Don't wait up for transmitted skbs to be freed. */
	skb_orphan(skb);
	nf_reset(skb);

	/* If running out of space, stop queue to avoid getting packets that we
	 * are then unable to transmit.
	 * An alternative would be to force queuing layer to requeue the skb by
	 * returning NETDEV_TX_BUSY. However, NETDEV_TX_BUSY should not be
	 * returned in a normal path of operation: it means that driver is not
	 * maintaining the TX queue stop/start state properly, and causes
	 * the stack to do a non-trivial amount of useless work.
	 * Since most packets only take 1 or 2 ring slots, stopping the queue
	 * early means 16 slots are typically wasted.
	 */
	if (sq->vq->num_free < 2+MAX_SKB_FRAGS) {
		netif_stop_subqueue(dev, qnum);
		if (unlikely(!virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(sq->vq))) {
			/* More just got used, free them then recheck. */
			free_old_xmit_skbs(sq);
			if (sq->vq->num_free >= 2+MAX_SKB_FRAGS) {
				netif_start_subqueue(dev, qnum);
				virtqueue_disable_cb(sq->vq);
			}
		}
	}

	if (kick || netif_xmit_stopped(txq))
		virtqueue_kick(sq->vq);

	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
}

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.