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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5: LAG, Fix off-by-one in single-FDB error rollback\n\nOn failure at index i, the reverse cleanup loop in\nmlx5_lag_create_single_fdb() starts from i, so the failed index\nitself is rolled back. That can operate on uninitialized state or\ndouble-tear-down a rule the add_one path already self-rolled-back.\n\nStart the rollback from i - 1 so only successfully-installed entries\nare undone."
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              "value": "AV:L - The bug is only reachable when mlx5 shared-FDB LAG setup runs via local admin paths (bond netdev notifier or devlink esw_multiport), not from remote packet handling on the mlx5 data path.\nAC:L - An attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN can trigger bonding/MPESW setup and retry until mlx5_eswitch_offloads_single_fdb_add_one fails, reliably exercising the faulty rollback loop without uncontrollable timing or layout dependencies.\nPR:L - Exploitation requires configuring bonding or devlink eswitch parameters, which needs CAP_NET_ADMIN; per kernel CNA guidance this is Low because that capability is obtainable inside unprivileged user namespaces.\nUI:N - No end-user interaction is required beyond the attacker (or their privileged account) performing the LAG/shared-FDB configuration that reaches mlx5_lag_create_single_fdb().\nS:U - Impact is confined to kernel mlx5 eswitch/LAG state on the host; it does not cross a VM, container, or IOMMU security boundary into another authority.\nC:H - The off-by-one rollback can tear down uninitialized or already-cleared eswitch flow/FDB state, causing memory corruption that can be leveraged for kernel information disclosure beyond a simple crash.\nI:H - Double teardown of master egress bounce rules and slave root FDB entries can corrupt mlx5 steering structures and heap metadata, enabling arbitrary kernel writes or control-flow hijacking.\nA:H - Incorrect rollback of failed single-FDB installs can panic the kernel or leave eswitch offload state inconsistent, causing oops, hang, or denial of service on affected Mellanox hosts."
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    "dateReserved": "2026-08-09T03:40:39.920Z",
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