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high 7.8

CVE-2026-43205 json

dpaa2-switch: validate num_ifs to prevent out-of-bounds write

published 2026-05-06 6 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-27768

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

dpaa2-switch: validate num_ifs to prevent out-of-bounds write

The driver obtains sw_attr.num_ifs from firmware via dpsw_get_attributes() but never validates it against DPSW_MAX_IF (64). This value controls iteration in dpaa2_switch_fdb_get_flood_cfg(), which writes port indices into the fixed-size cfg->if_id[DPSW_MAX_IF] array. When firmware reports num_ifs >= 64, the loop can write past the array bounds.

Add a bound check for num_ifs in dpaa2_switch_init().

dpaa2_switch_fdb_get_flood_cfg() appends the control interface (port num_ifs) after all matched ports. When num_ifs == DPSW_MAX_IF and all ports match the flood filter, the loop fills all 64 slots and the control interface write overflows by one entry.

The check uses >= because num_ifs == DPSW_MAX_IF is also functionally broken.

build_if_id_bitmap() silently drops any ID >= 64: if (id[i] < DPSW_MAX_IF) bmap[id[i] / 64] |= ...

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 7.0
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.170-1
  • linux Debian 13 6.12.85-1
  • linux Debian 14 6.19.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43205

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-186.196
  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-134.134
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1112.119
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1060.63
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1112.122
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1063.69
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1108.114
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1058.64

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43205

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  • kernel RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2
  • rv RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2
  • perf RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2
  • rtla RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2
  • libperf RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2
  • kernel-rt RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2
  • kernel-64k RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2
  • kernel-core RHEL 10.2 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:21557

  • kernel-source Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-50.2
  • kernel-default Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-50.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-50.1
  • kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-50.1
  • kernel-source-rt Linux Micro 6.1, Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-50.2
  • kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2
  • kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1
  • kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:22810-1SUSE-SU-2026:22809-1SUSE-SU-2026:22904-1SUSE-SU-2026:22903-1SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1SUSE-SU-2026:22742-1

  • kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-azure openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.36.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2
  • rv AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2
  • perf AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2
  • rtla AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2
  • libperf AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 10 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:21557

  • kernel Rocky Linux 10 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:21557

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-43205 updated cvss 6.7

kernel: Linux kernel dpaa2-switch: Kernel memory corruption via out-of-bounds write

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) rv 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, perf 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, rtla 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, python3-perf 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-64k 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-core 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-tools 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-modules 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, +28 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) libperf 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, +14 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:21557
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
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References

Sources

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