vxlan: reject dynamic fdb entries that reference a nexthop id

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-98023
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-25 11:17:30 UTC
Updated2026-10-19 10:17:56 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vxlan: reject dynamic fdb entries that reference a nexthop id The commit cited in the Fixes tag allowed VXLAN FDB entries to point to FDB nexthops so that overlay traffic could be load balanced across multiple VTEPs. Such entries can only be configured from user space, cannot be learned and cannot roam. They only make sense with a user space control plane such as E-VPN where data plane learning is disabled. Despite that, the VXLAN driver does not currently prevent such entries from being configured with the "dynamic" flag. The per-nexthop FDB list is only protected by the per-device hash lock, which is not sufficient when two VXLAN devices point to the same FDB nexthop and therefore share the list. Aging runs in softirq context without RTNL, so an entry deleted by one device can race with an addition or deletion from the other, leading to list corruption: list_del corruption. next->prev should be ffff8881069d9548, but was dead000000000122. (next=ffff8881069d9448) WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 90 at lib/list_debug.c:65 __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0x1aa/0x210 ... vxlan_fdb_destroy+0x5b8/0xad0 vxlan_cleanup+0x328/0x450 call_timer_fn+0x2a/0x1c0 run_timer_softirq+0x18c/0x210 BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in vxlan_fdb_destroy Fix this by rejecting the bogus configuration of dynamic FDB entries that point to FDB nexthops, both when created and when an existing entry is updated. As such, the per-nexthop FDB list is only ever mutated under the RTNL lock. Add test cases to make sure that this does not regress in the future.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.001250000 probability, percentile 0.019450000 (date 2026-10-05)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 1274e1cc42264d4e629841e4f182795cb0becfd2 00c7f4b8144e535ffb931ad45942a1bd1315b882 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1274e1cc42264d4e629841e4f182795cb0becfd2 55a33882808f1402052d53a08ead59aff8af18a1 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1274e1cc42264d4e629841e4f182795cb0becfd2 c8f29af91e0830fdabc9aa1eb1a0f898ce1bc603 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1274e1cc42264d4e629841e4f182795cb0becfd2 b2a8e165ddb6cd72176890b2954c52b0f6dbce1a git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1274e1cc42264d4e629841e4f182795cb0becfd2 28f86eec851b7406a4bc6143f82aeba2882d9842 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1274e1cc42264d4e629841e4f182795cb0becfd2 53359916ceb649b7e6947c8c2f669368a41c1354 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1274e1cc42264d4e629841e4f182795cb0becfd2 3fa64d86fc64eda104e3e97721a12a42a2fd2073 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 1274e1cc42264d4e629841e4f182795cb0becfd2 98fc57d167446b95b4e719815fe79edef93f8e7a git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.8 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.8 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.271 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.222 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.189 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.158 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.111 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.53 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2.7 7.2.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.3 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2a8e165ddb6cd72176890b2954c52b0f6dbce1a 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/55a33882808f1402052d53a08ead59aff8af18a1 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8f29af91e0830fdabc9aa1eb1a0f898ce1bc603 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/98fc57d167446b95b4e719815fe79edef93f8e7a 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/28f86eec851b7406a4bc6143f82aeba2882d9842 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/53359916ceb649b7e6947c8c2f669368a41c1354 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/00c7f4b8144e535ffb931ad45942a1bd1315b882 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fa64d86fc64eda104e3e97721a12a42a2fd2073 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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