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CVE-2025-38591

Опубликовано: 19 авг. 2025
Источник: redhat
CVSS3: 4.4

Описание

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Reject narrower access to pointer ctx fields The following BPF program, simplified from a syzkaller repro, causes a kernel warning: r0 = *(u8 *)(r1 + 169); exit; With pointer field sk being at offset 168 in __sk_buff. This access is detected as a narrower read in bpf_skb_is_valid_access because it doesn't match offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk). It is therefore allowed and later proceeds to bpf_convert_ctx_access. Note that for the "is_narrower_load" case in the convert_ctx_accesses(), the insn->off is aligned, so the cnt may not be 0 because it matches the offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk) in the bpf_convert_ctx_access. However, the target_size stays 0 and the verifier errors with a kernel warning: verifier bug: error during ctx access conversion(1) This patch fixes that to return a proper "invalid bpf_context access off=X size=Y" error on the load instruction. The same issue affects multiple other fields in context structures that allow narrow access. Some other non-affected fields (for sk_msg, sk_lookup, and sockopt) were also changed to use bpf_ctx_range_ptr for consistency. Note this syzkaller crash was reported in the "Closes" link below, which used to be about a different bug, fixed in commit fce7bd8e385a ("bpf/verifier: Handle BPF_LOAD_ACQ instructions in insn_def_regno()"). Because syzbot somehow confused the two bugs, the new crash and repro didn't get reported to the mailing list.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) subsystem. A local attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious BPF program that attempts to access pointer context fields with an improperly narrow read. This improper access can lead to a verifier bug, causing a kernel warning and ultimately resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the system.

Меры по смягчению последствий

To mitigate this issue, restrict the use of unprivileged BPF programs. This can be achieved by setting the kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled sysctl parameter to 1. This change may impact applications that rely on unprivileged BPF. A system reboot or service reload may be required for the changes to take full effect.

Затронутые пакеты

ПлатформаПакетСостояниеРекомендацияРелиз
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10kernelFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6kernelOut of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7kernelFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7kernel-rtFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8kernelFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8kernel-rtFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9kernelFix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9kernel-rtFix deferred

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Дополнительная информация

Статус:

Low
Дефект:
CWE-805
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2389494kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in BPF due to improper context access

4.4 Medium

CVSS3

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