netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix out-of-bounds read on option matching (Linux Linux)

CVE-2026-52999
CRITICAL 9.1

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 0.59 % · percentile 48 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
Linux
NVD status
Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix out-of-bounds read on option matching In nf_osf_match(), the nf_osf_hdr_ctx structure is initialized once and passed by reference to nf_osf_match_one() for each fingerprint checked. During TCP option parsing, nf_osf_match_one() advances the shared ctx->optp pointer. If a fingerprint perfectly matches, the function returns early without restoring ctx->optp to its initial state. If the user has configured NF_OSF_LOGLEVEL_ALL, the loop continues to the next fingerprint. However, because ctx->optp was not restored, the next call to nf_osf_match_one() starts parsing from the end of the options buffer. This causes subsequent matches to read garbage data and fail immediately, making it impossible to log more than one match or logging incorrect matches. Instead of using a shared ctx->optp pointer, pass the context as a constant pointer and use a local pointer (optp) for TCP option traversal. This makes nf_osf_match_one() strictly stateless from the caller's perspective, ensuring every fingerprint check starts at the correct option offset.

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HLinux
CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HNVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary)

European references

CERT-FR advisories

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
Linux · Linuxaffected 1a6a0951fc009f6d9fe8ebea2d2417d80d54097b < 0145548346c4a30981a870a8ca00eac46ba27e85 ; affected 1a6a0951fc009f6d9fe8ebea2d2417d80d54097b < 1c136f2c44a5913646bac85303612fd0825197a0 ; affected 1a6a0951fc009f6d9fe8ebea2d2417d80d54097b < 1e19a07291bb8682c14c39a64725a3ae54ab8ccc ; affected 1a6a0951fc009f6d9fe8ebea2d2417d80d54097b < 32e50f92c7cf3f4eba29622179a5fcdc2aebab41 ; affected 1a6a0951fc009f6d9fe8ebea2d2417d80d54097b < 70a3f31d25cf2ec9d4ddfa408120171ead955623 ; affected 1a6a0951fc009f6d9fe8ebea2d2417d80d54097b < 21883587593d7c8bb519a79460a0b5bc5ffbdabd
Linux · Linuxaffected 5.0 ; unaffected 0 < 5.0 ; unaffected 5.10.258 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.209 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.175 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.141 ≤ 6.6.*

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD