GHSA-V2HQ-M36P-4JR3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-06 12:30 – Updated: 2026-05-11 21:31In 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] |= ...
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-43205"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-787"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-06T12:16:39Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndpaa2-switch: validate num_ifs to prevent out-of-bounds write\n\nThe driver obtains sw_attr.num_ifs from firmware via dpsw_get_attributes()\nbut never validates it against DPSW_MAX_IF (64). This value controls\niteration in dpaa2_switch_fdb_get_flood_cfg(), which writes port indices\ninto the fixed-size cfg-\u003eif_id[DPSW_MAX_IF] array. When firmware reports\nnum_ifs \u003e= 64, the loop can write past the array bounds.\n\nAdd a bound check for num_ifs in dpaa2_switch_init().\n\ndpaa2_switch_fdb_get_flood_cfg() appends the control interface (port\nnum_ifs) after all matched ports. When num_ifs == DPSW_MAX_IF and all\nports match the flood filter, the loop fills all 64 slots and the control\ninterface write overflows by one entry.\n\nThe check uses \u003e= because num_ifs == DPSW_MAX_IF is also functionally\nbroken.\n\nbuild_if_id_bitmap() silently drops any ID \u003e= 64:\n if (id[i] \u003c DPSW_MAX_IF)\n bmap[id[i] / 64] |= ...",
"id": "GHSA-v2hq-m36p-4jr3",
"modified": "2026-05-11T21:31:30Z",
"published": "2026-05-06T12:30:33Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43205"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89764cf44544e943230f5e03b8c40a90da26537c"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b841fd529db9faf8bc678d429d4bf4e98b10900"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a26dda3bae469c8e4e1b1993ad33dafa32d0fc28"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3034a8d56174dd6464c46823438f25797910a8d"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b690635d4719214892855b79ce018d4b1672ac96"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
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