Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-80634

CVE-2026-80634

Linux Linux — netfilter: flowtable: avoid num_encaps underflow on bridge VLAN untag

Description · from the CVE record

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: flowtable: avoid num_encaps underflow on bridge VLAN untag The DEV_PATH_BR_VLAN_UNTAG case post-decrements info->num_encaps inside WARN_ON_ONCE(). num_encaps is u8, so if it's already 0 the decrement still happens and wraps it to 255. The break only leaves the inner switch -- a later path entry can set info->indev back to a real device, and we end up returning with num_encaps == 255. nft_dev_forward_path() then walks info.encap[] (size 2) up to num_encaps, which means an OOB stack read and a bogus count copied into the route descriptor. Should only happen on a malformed bridge path stack, hence the WARN, but worth handling sanely. Move the decrement out of the WARN. [ While at this, remove the WARN_ON_ONCE since this can only happen with a buggy bridge path stack --pablo ].

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Linuxe990cef6516daa4e1e236433579e333f74fd38cb – < 1b52aeb40c9f04bf50eeb4ea09142139d163e2391b52aeb40c9f04bf50eeb4ea09142139d163e239CNA
Linuxe990cef6516daa4e1e236433579e333f74fd38cb – < ee8440bb000fff4ef8acbfc99652851e9ca0a35bee8440bb000fff4ef8acbfc99652851e9ca0a35bCNA
Linuxe990cef6516daa4e1e236433579e333f74fd38cb – < 547ea9f567498e4accc89e7816264f15a1a0629f547ea9f567498e4accc89e7816264f15a1a0629fCNA
Linuxe990cef6516daa4e1e236433579e333f74fd38cb – < 2f55fa28011c97d6495d5787808db10a8c2d690d2f55fa28011c97d6495d5787808db10a8c2d690dCNA
Linuxe990cef6516daa4e1e236433579e333f74fd38cb – < e052f920773b73be49eb4d8702a9f85de7464363e052f920773b73be49eb4d8702a9f85de7464363CNA
Linux5.13–CNA

Scores by source

Linux (CNA)9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/1b52aeb40c9f04bf50eeb4ea09142139d163e239refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/ee8440bb000fff4ef8acbfc99652851e9ca0a35brefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/547ea9f567498e4accc89e7816264f15a1a0629frefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/2f55fa28011c97d6495d5787808db10a8c2d690drefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/e052f920773b73be49eb4d8702a9f85de7464363