Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netmem: prevent TX of unreadable skbs
Currently on stable trees we have support for netmem/devmem RX but not TX. It is not safe to forward/redirect an RX unreadable netmem packet into the device's TX path, as the device may call dma-mapping APIs on dma addrs that should not be passed to it.
Fix this by preventing the xmit of unreadable skbs.
Tested by configuring tc redirect:
sudo tc qdisc add dev eth1 ingress sudo tc filter add dev eth1 ingress protocol ip prio 1 flower ip_proto \ tcp src_ip 192.168.1.12 action mirred egress redirect dev eth1
Before, I see unreadable skbs in the driver's TX path passed to dma mapping APIs.
After, I don't see unreadable skbs in the driver's TX path passed to dma mapping APIs.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 65249feb6b3df9e17bab5911ee56fa7b0971e231, < 454825019d2f0c59e5174ece9e713f45ad80beff; >= 65249feb6b3df9e17bab5911ee56fa7b0971e231, < 1c17c8ced25c5fbe424c7ad7ea11d33014a986b1; >= 65249feb6b3df9e17bab5911ee56fa7b0971e231, < f3600c867c99a2cc8038680ecf211089c50e7971 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.12 |
References
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 1, 2025
- Last modified
- Jul 30, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified