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CVE-2025-40169
published 2025-11-12

CVE-2025-40169: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Reject negative offsets for ALU ops When verifying BPF programs, the check_alu_op()…

PriorityP339high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.14%
3.9th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Reject negative offsets for ALU ops When verifying BPF programs, the check_alu_op() function validates instructions with ALU operations. The 'offset' field in these instructions is a signed 16-bit integer. The existing check 'insn->off > 1' was intended to ensure the offset is either 0, or 1 for BPF_MOD/BPF_DIV. However, because 'insn->off' is signed, this check incorrectly accepts all negative values (e.g., -1). This commit tightens the validation by changing the condition to '(insn->off != 0 && insn->off != 1)'. This ensures that any value other than the explicitly permitted 0 and 1 is rejected, hardening the verifier against malformed BPF programs.

Affected

16 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.17.6-1 (forky)linux 6.17.6-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= ec0e2da95f72d4a46050a4d994e4fe471474fd80 < 3bce44b344040e5eef3d64d38b157c15304c0aab3bce44b344040e5eef3d64d38b157c15304c0aab
linuxlinux>= ec0e2da95f72d4a46050a4d994e4fe471474fd80 < 5017c302ca4b2a45149ad64e058fa2d5623c068f5017c302ca4b2a45149ad64e058fa2d5623c068f
linuxlinux>= ec0e2da95f72d4a46050a4d994e4fe471474fd80 < 21167bf70dbe400563e189ac632258d35eda38b521167bf70dbe400563e189ac632258d35eda38b5
linuxlinux>= ec0e2da95f72d4a46050a4d994e4fe471474fd80 < 55c0ced59fe17dee34e9dfd5f7be63cbab20775855c0ced59fe17dee34e9dfd5f7be63cbab207758
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 < 6.17.36.17.3
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.6.0 < 6.6.1126.6.112
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7.0 < 6.12.536.12.53
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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