CVE-2026-43453

netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: fix stack out-of-bounds read in pipapo_drop()

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 8, 2026 at 02:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: fix stack out-of-bounds read in pipapo_drop() pipapo_drop() passes rulemap[i + 1].n to pipapo_unmap() as the to_offset argument on every iteration, including the last one where i == m->field_count - 1. This reads one element past the end of the stack-allocated rulemap array (declared as rulemap[NFT_PIPAPO_MAX_FIELDS] with NFT_PIPAPO_MAX_FIELDS == 16). Although pipapo_unmap() returns early when is_last is true without using the to_offset value, the argument is evaluated at the call site before the function body executes, making this a genuine out-of-bounds stack read confirmed by KASAN: BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in pipapo_drop+0x50c/0x57c [nf_tables] Read of size 4 at addr ffff8000810e71a4 This frame has 1 object: [32, 160) 'rulemap' The buggy address is at offset 164 -- exactly 4 bytes past the end of the rulemap array. Pass 0 instead of rulemap[i + 1].n on the last iteration to avoid the out-of-bounds read.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2035.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1675.6 ≤ v < 5.10.2535.6 ≤ v < 5.15.2035.6 ≤ v < 6.1.1675.6 ≤ v < 6.12.785.6 ≤ v < 6.18.195.6 ≤ v < 6.19.95.6 ≤ v < 6.6.1305.6 ≤ v < 7.06.13 ≤ v < 6.18.196.19 ≤ v < 6.19.96.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1306.7 ≤ v < 6.12.783c4287f62044a90e73a561aa05fc46e62da173da5.67.0 rc17.0 rc27.0 rc3
Vendor states this is fixed in 0a55d62cdb628923d8a21724374a70c76ac7d19d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1957e793196e7f8557374fd4eda53abcbb42e1c0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 324b749aa5b2d516ccfab933df9d3f56e7807f5f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 57fb87ca095d5127cd7a27583b8ec43dcf7c9e9e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 60c1d18781e37bfb96290b86510eb01c5fa24d75 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d6d8cd2db236a9dd13dbc2d05843b3445cc964b5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in dfbdac719198778b581bc0dd055df2542edb8c62 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e047f6fbb975f685d6c9fcef95b3b7787a79b46d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.253 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.203 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.167 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.78 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.19.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.130 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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