CVE-2025-38162
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
03/07/2025
Last modified:
16/02/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: prevent overflow in lookup table allocation<br />
<br />
When calculating the lookup table size, ensure the following<br />
multiplication does not overflow:<br />
<br />
- desc->field_len[] maximum value is U8_MAX multiplied by<br />
NFT_PIPAPO_GROUPS_PER_BYTE(f) that can be 2, worst case.<br />
- NFT_PIPAPO_BUCKETS(f->bb) is 2^8, worst case.<br />
- sizeof(unsigned long), from sizeof(*f->lt), lt in<br />
struct nft_pipapo_field.<br />
<br />
Then, use check_mul_overflow() to multiply by bucket size and then use<br />
check_add_overflow() to the alignment for avx2 (if needed). Finally, add<br />
lt_size_check_overflow() helper and use it to consolidate this.<br />
<br />
While at it, replace leftover allocation using the GFP_KERNEL to<br />
GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT for consistency, in pipapo_resize().
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6 (including) | 6.12.34 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13 (including) | 6.15.3 (excluding) |
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