Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ioam6: fix OOB and missing lock When trace->type.bit6 is set: if (trace->type.bit6) { ... queue = skb_get_tx_queue(dev, skb); qdisc = rcu_dereference(queue->qdisc); This code can lead to an out-of-bounds access of the dev->_tx[] array when is_input is true. In such a case, the packet is on the RX path and skb->queue_mapping contains the RX queue index of the ingress device. If the ingress device has more RX queues than the egress device (dev) has TX queues, skb_get_queue_mapping(skb) will exceed dev->num_tx_queues. Add a check to avoid this situation since skb_get_tx_queue() does not clamp the index. This issue has also revealed that per queue visibility cannot be accurate and will be replaced later as a new feature. While at it, add missing lock around qdisc_qstats_qlen_backlog(). The function __ioam6_fill_trace_data() is called from both softirq and process contexts, hence the use of spin_lock_bh() here.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d1d9ed9b409e0662241e3d245d574a18f643494 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/95a1334748c95dd15546056280ade0c4b8dd7b78 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b30b1675aa2bcf0491fd3830b051df4e08a7c8ca Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05a85779c2574b6534abb8cdc6d65fbc2e91208
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8fa972c543e6a41f9a0873a725fd1d8d4d9dbfc
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1af9d19503b73011dae5051c354fd39b03e240d
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.1
CRITICAL
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 49 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-125
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