CVE-2026-43205

dpaa2-switch: validate num_ifs to prevent out-of-bounds write

published May 6, 2026

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

dpaa2-switch: validate num_ifs to prevent out-of-bounds write

The driver obtains sw_attr.num_ifs from firmware via dpsw_get_attributes()

but never validates it against DPSW_MAX_IF (64). This value controls

iteration in dpaa2_switch_fdb_get_flood_cfg(), which writes port indices

into the fixed-size cfg->if_id[DPSW_MAX_IF] array. When firmware reports

num_ifs >= 64, the loop can write past the array bounds.

Add a bound check for num_ifs in dpaa2_switch_init().

dpaa2_switch_fdb_get_flood_cfg() appends the control interface (port

num_ifs) after all matched ports. When num_ifs == DPSW_MAX_IF and all

ports match the flood filter, the loop fills all 64 slots and the control

interface write overflows by one entry.

The check uses >= because num_ifs == DPSW_MAX_IF is also functionally

broken.

build_if_id_bitmap() silently drops any ID >= 64:

if (id[i] < DPSW_MAX_IF)

bmap[id[i] / 64] |= ...

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00139 · 3.0th percentile
Published
2026-05-06T11:28Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 MAY 11:28Z
    dpaa2-switch: validate num_ifs to prevent out-of-bounds write
    cvelistv5