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FKIE_CVE-2026-23276

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-20 09:16 - Updated: 2026-03-20 13:37

Severity ?

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: add xmit recursion limit to tunnel xmit functions Tunnel xmit functions (iptunnel_xmit, ip6tunnel_xmit) lack their own recursion limit. When a bond device in broadcast mode has GRE tap interfaces as slaves, and those GRE tunnels route back through the bond, multicast/broadcast traffic triggers infinite recursion between bond_xmit_broadcast() and ip_tunnel_xmit()/ip6_tnl_xmit(), causing kernel stack overflow. The existing XMIT_RECURSION_LIMIT (8) in the no-qdisc path is not sufficient because tunnel recursion involves route lookups and full IP output, consuming much more stack per level. Use a lower limit of 4 (IP_TUNNEL_RECURSION_LIMIT) to prevent overflow. Add recursion detection using dev_xmit_recursion helpers directly in iptunnel_xmit() and ip6tunnel_xmit() to cover all IPv4/IPv6 tunnel paths including UDP encapsulated tunnels (VXLAN, Geneve, etc.). Move dev_xmit_recursion helpers from net/core/dev.h to public header include/linux/netdevice.h so they can be used by tunnel code. BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in blake2s.constprop.0+0xe7/0x160 Write of size 32 at addr ffff88810033fed0 by task kworker/0:1/11 Workqueue: mld mld_ifc_work Call Trace: <TASK> __build_flow_key.constprop.0 (net/ipv4/route.c:515) ip_rt_update_pmtu (net/ipv4/route.c:1073) iptunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:84) ip_tunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:847) gre_tap_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:779) dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887) sch_direct_xmit (net/sched/sch_generic.c:347) __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4802) bond_dev_queue_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:312) bond_xmit_broadcast (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5279) bond_start_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5530) dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887) __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4841) ip_finish_output2 (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:237) ip_output (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:438) iptunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:86) gre_tap_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:779) dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887) sch_direct_xmit (net/sched/sch_generic.c:347) __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4802) bond_dev_queue_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:312) bond_xmit_broadcast (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5279) bond_start_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5530) dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887) __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4841) ip_finish_output2 (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:237) ip_output (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:438) iptunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:86) ip_tunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:847) gre_tap_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:779) dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887) sch_direct_xmit (net/sched/sch_generic.c:347) __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4802) bond_dev_queue_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:312) bond_xmit_broadcast (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5279) bond_start_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5530) dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887) __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4841) mld_sendpack mld_ifc_work process_one_work worker_thread </TASK>

References

	URL	Tags
	416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f1a9140ecda3baba3d945b9a6155af4268aafc4
	416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a57deeb256069f262957d8012418559ff66c385
	416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b56b8d19bd05e2a8338385c770bc2b60590bc81e

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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: add xmit recursion limit to tunnel xmit functions\n\nTunnel xmit functions (iptunnel_xmit, ip6tunnel_xmit) lack their own\nrecursion limit. When a bond device in broadcast mode has GRE tap\ninterfaces as slaves, and those GRE tunnels route back through the\nbond, multicast/broadcast traffic triggers infinite recursion between\nbond_xmit_broadcast() and ip_tunnel_xmit()/ip6_tnl_xmit(), causing\nkernel stack overflow.\n\nThe existing XMIT_RECURSION_LIMIT (8) in the no-qdisc path is not\nsufficient because tunnel recursion involves route lookups and full IP\noutput, consuming much more stack per level. Use a lower limit of 4\n(IP_TUNNEL_RECURSION_LIMIT) to prevent overflow.\n\nAdd recursion detection using dev_xmit_recursion helpers directly in\niptunnel_xmit() and ip6tunnel_xmit() to cover all IPv4/IPv6 tunnel\npaths including UDP encapsulated tunnels (VXLAN, Geneve, etc.).\n\nMove dev_xmit_recursion helpers from net/core/dev.h to public header\ninclude/linux/netdevice.h so they can be used by tunnel code.\n\n BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in blake2s.constprop.0+0xe7/0x160\n Write of size 32 at addr ffff88810033fed0 by task kworker/0:1/11\n Workqueue: mld mld_ifc_work\n Call Trace:\n  \u003cTASK\u003e\n  __build_flow_key.constprop.0 (net/ipv4/route.c:515)\n  ip_rt_update_pmtu (net/ipv4/route.c:1073)\n  iptunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:84)\n  ip_tunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:847)\n  gre_tap_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:779)\n  dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887)\n  sch_direct_xmit (net/sched/sch_generic.c:347)\n  __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4802)\n  bond_dev_queue_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:312)\n  bond_xmit_broadcast (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5279)\n  bond_start_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5530)\n  dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887)\n  __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4841)\n  ip_finish_output2 (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:237)\n  ip_output (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:438)\n  iptunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:86)\n  gre_tap_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:779)\n  dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887)\n  sch_direct_xmit (net/sched/sch_generic.c:347)\n  __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4802)\n  bond_dev_queue_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:312)\n  bond_xmit_broadcast (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5279)\n  bond_start_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5530)\n  dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887)\n  __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4841)\n  ip_finish_output2 (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:237)\n  ip_output (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:438)\n  iptunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c:86)\n  ip_tunnel_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:847)\n  gre_tap_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_gre.c:779)\n  dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887)\n  sch_direct_xmit (net/sched/sch_generic.c:347)\n  __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4802)\n  bond_dev_queue_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:312)\n  bond_xmit_broadcast (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5279)\n  bond_start_xmit (drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:5530)\n  dev_hard_start_xmit (net/core/dev.c:3887)\n  __dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:4841)\n  mld_sendpack\n  mld_ifc_work\n  process_one_work\n  worker_thread\n  \u003c/TASK\u003e"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-23276",
  "lastModified": "2026-03-20T13:37:50.737",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-03-20T09:16:13.370",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f1a9140ecda3baba3d945b9a6155af4268aafc4"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a57deeb256069f262957d8012418559ff66c385"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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    }
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
}

CVE-2026-23276 (GCVE-0-2026-23276)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-20 08:08 – Updated: 2026-03-20 08:08

Title

net: add xmit recursion limit to tunnel xmit functions

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

Assigner

Linux

References

URL

Tags

	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a57deeb256069f26…
	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b56b8d19bd05e2a83…
	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f1a9140ecda3baba…

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Linux

Affected: 745e20f1b626b1be4b100af5d4bf7b3439392f8f , < 8a57deeb256069f262957d8012418559ff66c385 (git)
Affected: 745e20f1b626b1be4b100af5d4bf7b3439392f8f , < b56b8d19bd05e2a8338385c770bc2b60590bc81e (git)
Affected: 745e20f1b626b1be4b100af5d4bf7b3439392f8f , < 6f1a9140ecda3baba3d945b9a6155af4268aafc4 (git)
Affected: 3f266b04185de51d8e6446eb1fccec3b5e7ce575 (git)

Linux

Affected: 2.6.37
Unaffected: 0 , < 2.6.37 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.19 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.19.9 , ≤ 6.19.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.0-rc4 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

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            "include/linux/netdevice.h",
            "include/net/ip6_tunnel.h",
            "include/net/ip_tunnels.h",
            "net/core/dev.h",
            "net/ipv4/ip_tunnel_core.c"
          ],
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CVE-2026-23276 (GCVE-0-2026-23276)

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