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CVE-2025-40159

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

xsk: Harden userspace-supplied xdp_desc validation

Turned out certain clearly invalid values passed in xdp_desc from
userspace can pass xp_{,un}aligned_validate_desc() and then lead
to UBs or just invalid frames to be queued for xmit.

desc->len close to ``U32_MAX`` with a non-zero pool->tx_metadata_len
can cause positive integer overflow and wraparound, the same way low
enough desc->addr with a non-zero pool->tx_metadata_len can cause
negative integer overflow. Both scenarios can then pass the
validation successfully.
This doesn't happen with valid XSk applications, but can be used
to perform attacks.

Always promote desc->len to ``u64`` first to exclude positive
overflows of it. Use explicit check_{add,sub}_overflow() when
validating desc->addr (which is ``u64`` already).

bloat-o-meter reports a little growth of the code size:

add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 2/1 up/down: 60/-16 (44)
Function                                     old     new   delta
xskq_cons_peek_desc                          299     330     +31
xsk_tx_peek_release_desc_batch               973    1002     +29
xsk_generic_xmit                            3148    3132     -16

but hopefully this doesn't hurt the performance much.
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HerstellerLinux
Produkt Linux
Default Statusunaffected
Version < 1463cd066f32efd56ddfd3ac4e3524200f362980
Version 341ac980eab90ac1f6c22ee9f9da83ed9604d899
Status affected
Version < 5b5fffa7c81e55d8c8edf05ad40d811ec7047e21
Version 341ac980eab90ac1f6c22ee9f9da83ed9604d899
Status affected
Version < 07ca98f906a403637fc5e513a872a50ef1247f3b
Version 341ac980eab90ac1f6c22ee9f9da83ed9604d899
Status affected
HerstellerLinux
Produkt Linux
Default Statusaffected
Version 6.8
Status affected
Version < 6.8
Version 0
Status unaffected
Version <= 6.12.*
Version 6.12.54
Status unaffected
Version <= 6.17.*
Version 6.17.4
Status unaffected
Version <= *
Version 6.18
Status unaffected
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
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EPSS FIRST.org 0.02% 0.057
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