High · published March 25, 2026
In 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.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.15.1, < 5.15.203 | 5.15.203 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.167 | 6.1.167 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.130 | 6.6.130 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.77 | 6.12.77 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.17 | 6.18.17 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.19, < 6.19.7 | 6.19.7 |
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