CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe vulnerability affects the Linux kernel's netfilter component, specifically in handling bridge VLAN untagging, where an underflow in the num_encaps variable can lead to an out-of-bounds stack read. This could potentially allow an attacker to exploit malformed bridge path stacks, resulting in memory corruption and unpredictable behavior. System administrators and developers managing Linux-based networking environments should prioritize this issue to mitigate risks associated with malformed network configurations.
Original NVD Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: flowtable: avoid num_encaps underflow on bridge VLAN untag The DEV_PATH_BR_VLAN_UNTAG case post-decrements info->num_encaps inside WARN_ON_ONCE(). num_encaps is u8, so if it's already 0 the decrement still happens and wraps it to 255. The break only leaves the inner switch -- a later path entry can set info->indev back to a real device, and we end up returning with num_encaps == 255. nft_dev_forward_path() then walks info.encap[] (size 2) up to num_encaps, which means an OOB stack read and a bogus count copied into the route descriptor. Should only happen on a malformed bridge path stack, hence the WARN, but worth handling sanely. Move the decrement out of the WARN. [ While at this, remove the WARN_ON_ONCE since this can only happen with a buggy bridge path stack --pablo ].