CVE-2026-23359
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Publication date:
25/03/2026
Last modified:
24/04/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
bpf: Fix stack-out-of-bounds write in devmap<br />
<br />
get_upper_ifindexes() iterates over all upper devices and writes their<br />
indices into an array without checking bounds.<br />
<br />
Also the callers assume that the max number of upper devices is<br />
MAX_NEST_DEV and allocate excluded_devices[1+MAX_NEST_DEV] on the stack,<br />
but that assumption is not correct and the number of upper devices could<br />
be larger than MAX_NEST_DEV (e.g., many macvlans), causing a<br />
stack-out-of-bounds write.<br />
<br />
Add a max parameter to get_upper_ifindexes() to avoid the issue.<br />
When there are too many upper devices, return -EOVERFLOW and abort the<br />
redirect.<br />
<br />
To reproduce, create more than MAX_NEST_DEV(8) macvlans on a device with<br />
an XDP program attached using BPF_F_BROADCAST | BPF_F_EXCLUDE_INGRESS.<br />
Then send a packet to the device to trigger the XDP redirect path.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.15.1 (including) | 5.15.203 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.16 (including) | 6.1.167 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 (including) | 6.6.130 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.7 (including) | 6.12.77 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 (including) | 6.18.17 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19 (including) | 6.19.7 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5000e40acc8d0c36ab709662e32120986ac22e7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75d474702b2ba8b6bcb26eb3004dbc5e95ffd5d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88df604f0d16a692867582350ce3f2fcd22243f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a95fb9df1105b1618872c2846a6c01e3ba20b45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7bf516c3ecd9a2aae2dc2635178ab87b734fef1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca831567908fd3f73cf97d8a6c09a5054697a182
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2c31d8e03d05edc16656e5ffe187f0d1da763d7



