GHSA-5M94-46X3-F942
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-25 12:30 – Updated: 2026-03-25 12:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bpf: Fix stack-out-of-bounds write in devmap
get_upper_ifindexes() iterates over all upper devices and writes their indices into an array without checking bounds.
Also the callers assume that the max number of upper devices is MAX_NEST_DEV and allocate excluded_devices[1+MAX_NEST_DEV] on the stack, but that assumption is not correct and the number of upper devices could be larger than MAX_NEST_DEV (e.g., many macvlans), causing a stack-out-of-bounds write.
Add a max parameter to get_upper_ifindexes() to avoid the issue. When there are too many upper devices, return -EOVERFLOW and abort the redirect.
To reproduce, create more than MAX_NEST_DEV(8) macvlans on a device with an XDP program attached using BPF_F_BROADCAST | BPF_F_EXCLUDE_INGRESS. Then send a packet to the device to trigger the XDP redirect path.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-23359"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-25T11:16:34Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbpf: Fix stack-out-of-bounds write in devmap\n\nget_upper_ifindexes() iterates over all upper devices and writes their\nindices into an array without checking bounds.\n\nAlso the callers assume that the max number of upper devices is\nMAX_NEST_DEV and allocate excluded_devices[1+MAX_NEST_DEV] on the stack,\nbut that assumption is not correct and the number of upper devices could\nbe larger than MAX_NEST_DEV (e.g., many macvlans), causing a\nstack-out-of-bounds write.\n\nAdd a max parameter to get_upper_ifindexes() to avoid the issue.\nWhen there are too many upper devices, return -EOVERFLOW and abort the\nredirect.\n\nTo reproduce, create more than MAX_NEST_DEV(8) macvlans on a device with\nan XDP program attached using BPF_F_BROADCAST | BPF_F_EXCLUDE_INGRESS.\nThen send a packet to the device to trigger the XDP redirect path.",
"id": "GHSA-5m94-46x3-f942",
"modified": "2026-03-25T12:30:23Z",
"published": "2026-03-25T12:30:23Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23359"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5000e40acc8d0c36ab709662e32120986ac22e7e"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75d474702b2ba8b6bcb26eb3004dbc5e95ffd5d2"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a95fb9df1105b1618872c2846a6c01e3ba20b45"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7bf516c3ecd9a2aae2dc2635178ab87b734fef1"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca831567908fd3f73cf97d8a6c09a5054697a182"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2c31d8e03d05edc16656e5ffe187f0d1da763d7"
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