GHSA-R97F-5WRG-FMV7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-03 09:30 – Updated: 2026-07-14 15:31
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: prevent overflow in lookup table allocation

When calculating the lookup table size, ensure the following multiplication does not overflow:

  • desc->field_len[] maximum value is U8_MAX multiplied by NFT_PIPAPO_GROUPS_PER_BYTE(f) that can be 2, worst case.
  • NFT_PIPAPO_BUCKETS(f->bb) is 2^8, worst case.
  • sizeof(unsigned long), from sizeof(*f->lt), lt in struct nft_pipapo_field.

Then, use check_mul_overflow() to multiply by bucket size and then use check_add_overflow() to the alignment for avx2 (if needed). Finally, add lt_size_check_overflow() helper and use it to consolidate this.

While at it, replace leftover allocation using the GFP_KERNEL to GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT for consistency, in pipapo_resize().

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "id": "GHSA-r97f-5wrg-fmv7",
  "modified": "2026-07-14T15:31:24Z",
  "published": "2025-07-03T09:30:35Z",
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