CVE-2026-72338
net/sched: act_pedit: fix TOCTOU heap OOB write in tc offload
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_pedit: fix TOCTOU heap OOB write in tc offload There is a TOCTOU race condition in flower lockless approach between sizing a flow_rule buffer and filling it. [email protected] reports: The cls_flower classifier operates with TCF_PROTO_OPS_DOIT_UNLOCKED (fl_change runs without RTNL), while RTM_NEWACTION holds RTNL, so the independent locking domains make the race reachable in practice. KASAN confirms: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in tcf_pedit_offload_act_setup+0x81b/0x930 Write of size 4 at addr ffff888001f27520 by task poc-toctou/312 The buggy address is located 0 bytes to the right of allocated 288-byte region [ffff888001f27400, ffff888001f27520) (cache kmalloc-512) Note: The result is a heap OOB write attacker-controlled content into the adjacent slab object (requires CAP_NET_ADMIN). The fix introduces reading tcfp_nkeys under act->tcfa_lock in all places using a new tcf_pedit_nkeys_locked() which replaces the old tcf_pedit_nkeys(). Additionally we close the remaining TOCTOU window between the sizing read and the fill reads by more careful accounting. Rather than silently truncating the key count, which leads to incorrect action semantics offloaded to hardware and secondary OOB writes if the remaining capacity is zero or consumed by prior actions, we enforce remaining capacity checks and return -ENOSPC if the required space exceeds the remaining capacity.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 15, 2026, 6:22 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 17, 2026, 6:18 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
Solution
- Apply the kernel patch for tc offload TOCTOU heap OOB write.
- Ensure proper locking when accessing flow_rule buffers.
- Validate remaining capacity before filling buffers.
- Update the Linux kernel to the latest stable version.
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '71d0ed7079dffbc5cd0941d77d9b84e04109c9bb', 'lessThan': '0d8532a5e972a5351cf4ee4a435e0d65cbba8f23', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '71d0ed7079dffbc5cd0941d77d9b84e04109c9bb', 'lessThan': '27488e1a7f19757e6146edca9458ed4ffc545557', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '71d0ed7079dffbc5cd0941d77d9b84e04109c9bb', 'lessThan': '6f9b23eb92a894ae1118893996943990ee0b860e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '71d0ed7079dffbc5cd0941d77d9b84e04109c9bb', 'lessThan': '8e49cd891bda447c68122d672510a604a8bb6b24', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '71d0ed7079dffbc5cd0941d77d9b84e04109c9bb', 'lessThan': '8b519cbcabe836a441369fbec1a8a6518a709251', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['include/net/tc_act/tc_pedit.h', 'net/sched/act_api.c', 'net/sched/act_pedit.c', 'net/sched/cls_api.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '4.11'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '4.11', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.145', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc3', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['include/net/tc_act/tc_pedit.h', 'net/sched/act_api.c', 'net/sched/act_pedit.c', 'net/sched/cls_api.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '71d0ed7079dffbc5cd0941d77d9b84e04109c9bb', 'lessThan': '0d8532a5e972a5351cf4ee4a435e0d65cbba8f23', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '71d0ed7079dffbc5cd0941d77d9b84e04109c9bb', 'lessThan': '27488e1a7f19757e6146edca9458ed4ffc545557', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '71d0ed7079dffbc5cd0941d77d9b84e04109c9bb', 'lessThan': '6f9b23eb92a894ae1118893996943990ee0b860e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '71d0ed7079dffbc5cd0941d77d9b84e04109c9bb', 'lessThan': '8e49cd891bda447c68122d672510a604a8bb6b24', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '71d0ed7079dffbc5cd0941d77d9b84e04109c9bb', 'lessThan': '8b519cbcabe836a441369fbec1a8a6518a709251', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['include/net/tc_act/tc_pedit.h', 'net/sched/act_api.c', 'net/sched/act_pedit.c', 'net/sched/cls_api.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '4.11'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '4.11', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.145', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['include/net/tc_act/tc_pedit.h', 'net/sched/act_api.c', 'net/sched/act_pedit.c', 'net/sched/cls_api.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 15, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '71d0ed7079dffbc5cd0941d77d9b84e04109c9bb', 'lessThan': '0d8532a5e972a5351cf4ee4a435e0d65cbba8f23', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '71d0ed7079dffbc5cd0941d77d9b84e04109c9bb', 'lessThan': '27488e1a7f19757e6146edca9458ed4ffc545557', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '71d0ed7079dffbc5cd0941d77d9b84e04109c9bb', 'lessThan': '6f9b23eb92a894ae1118893996943990ee0b860e', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '71d0ed7079dffbc5cd0941d77d9b84e04109c9bb', 'lessThan': '8e49cd891bda447c68122d672510a604a8bb6b24', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '71d0ed7079dffbc5cd0941d77d9b84e04109c9bb', 'lessThan': '8b519cbcabe836a441369fbec1a8a6518a709251', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['include/net/tc_act/tc_pedit.h', 'net/sched/act_api.c', 'net/sched/act_pedit.c', 'net/sched/cls_api.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '4.11'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '4.11', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.145', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc3', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['include/net/tc_act/tc_pedit.h', 'net/sched/act_api.c', 'net/sched/act_pedit.c', 'net/sched/cls_api.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_pedit: fix TOCTOU heap OOB write in tc offload There is a TOCTOU race condition in flower lockless approach between sizing a flow_rule buffer and filling it. [email protected] reports: The cls_flower classifier operates with TCF_PROTO_OPS_DOIT_UNLOCKED (fl_change runs without RTNL), while RTM_NEWACTION holds RTNL, so the independent locking domains make the race reachable in practice. KASAN confirms: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in tcf_pedit_offload_act_setup+0x81b/0x930 Write of size 4 at addr ffff888001f27520 by task poc-toctou/312 The buggy address is located 0 bytes to the right of allocated 288-byte region [ffff888001f27400, ffff888001f27520) (cache kmalloc-512) Note: The result is a heap OOB write attacker-controlled content into the adjacent slab object (requires CAP_NET_ADMIN). The fix introduces reading tcfp_nkeys under act->tcfa_lock in all places using a new tcf_pedit_nkeys_locked() which replaces the old tcf_pedit_nkeys(). Additionally we close the remaining TOCTOU window between the sizing read and the fill reads by more careful accounting. Rather than silently truncating the key count, which leads to incorrect action semantics offloaded to hardware and secondary OOB writes if the remaining capacity is zero or consumed by prior actions, we enforce remaining capacity checks and return -ENOSPC if the required space exceeds the remaining capacity. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d8532a5e972a5351cf4ee4a435e0d65cbba8f23 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27488e1a7f19757e6146edca9458ed4ffc545557 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f9b23eb92a894ae1118893996943990ee0b860e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b519cbcabe836a441369fbec1a8a6518a709251 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e49cd891bda447c68122d672510a604a8bb6b24