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CVE-2025-40159
published 2025-11-12

CVE-2025-40159: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xsk: Harden userspace-supplied xdp_desc validation Turned out certain clearly invalid…

PriorityP341high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.14%
3.7th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xsk: Harden userspace-supplied xdp_desc validation Turned out certain clearly invalid values passed in xdp_desc from userspace can pass xp_{,un}aligned_validate_desc() and then lead to UBs or just invalid frames to be queued for xmit. desc->len close to ``U32_MAX`` with a non-zero pool->tx_metadata_len can cause positive integer overflow and wraparound, the same way low enough desc->addr with a non-zero pool->tx_metadata_len can cause negative integer overflow. Both scenarios can then pass the validation successfully. This doesn't happen with valid XSk applications, but can be used to perform attacks. Always promote desc->len to ``u64`` first to exclude positive overflows of it. Use explicit check_{add,sub}_overflow() when validating desc->addr (which is ``u64`` already). bloat-o-meter reports a little growth of the code size: add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 2/1 up/down: 60/-16 (44) Function old new delta xskq_cons_peek_desc 299 330 +31 xsk_tx_peek_release_desc_batch 973 1002 +29 xsk_generic_xmit 3148 3132 -16 but hopefully this doesn't hurt the performance much.

Affected

14 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.17.6-1 (forky)linux 6.17.6-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 341ac980eab90ac1f6c22ee9f9da83ed9604d899 < 1463cd066f32efd56ddfd3ac4e3524200f3629801463cd066f32efd56ddfd3ac4e3524200f362980
linuxlinux>= 341ac980eab90ac1f6c22ee9f9da83ed9604d899 < 5b5fffa7c81e55d8c8edf05ad40d811ec7047e215b5fffa7c81e55d8c8edf05ad40d811ec7047e21
linuxlinux>= 341ac980eab90ac1f6c22ee9f9da83ed9604d899 < 07ca98f906a403637fc5e513a872a50ef1247f3b07ca98f906a403637fc5e513a872a50ef1247f3b
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.57-16.12.57-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.6-16.17.6-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-106.1066.8.0-106.106
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.0-14.146.17.0-14.14
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13.0 < 6.17.46.17.4
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.8.0 < 6.12.546.12.54
ubuntulinux-aws
ubuntulinux-oracle
ubuntulinux-xilinx

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv3.2LOW
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat5.5LOW
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