CVE-2026-31422

/* * PoC for CVE-2026-31422: Linux Kernel cls_flow NULL pointer dereference * Trigger: Create a flow filter on a shared block without a base class. * Compile: gcc -o poc_cve2026_31422 poc_cve2026_31422.c */ #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <sys/socket.h> #include <linux/netlink.h> #include <linux/rtnetlink.h> #include <linux/pkt_sched.h> void trigger_vulnerability() { // In a real scenario, this would involve: // 1. Creating a shared block (ingress/egress or qdisc binding). // 2. Sending a netlink message (RTM_NEWTFILTER) with: // - tca[TCA_OPTIONS] pointing to a flow filter. // - Missing tca[TCA_CHAIN] or specific parent handle information // that forces flow_change() to derive baseclass from q->handle. // - The block index must indicate a shared block. printf("Attempting to trigger cls_flow null ptr deref...\n"); // This requires specific netlink message crafting which is omitted for brevity. // The following command sequence mimics the high-level intent: // tc qdisc add dev eth0 ingress // tc filter add dev eth0 parent ffff: protocol ip pref 1 flower ... // (The specific PoC requires setting up a shared block context first) // Hypothetical command line representation if root: // system("tc filter add dev eth0 protocol ip parent ffff: handle ::1 flow ..."); } int main() { trigger_vulnerability(); return 0; }

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This avoids the null-deref shown below:\n\n=======================================================================\nKASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000038-0x000000000000003f]\nRIP: 0010:flow_change (net/sched/cls_flow.c:508)\nCall Trace:\n tc_new_tfilter (net/sched/cls_api.c:2432)\n rtnetlink_rcv_msg (net/core/rtnetlink.c:6980)\n [...]\n======================================================================="}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Primary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}]}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "4.15", "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.253", "matchCriteriaId": "202FFB00-4CA7-44CB-ACA1-E88A2BF2264B"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.11", "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.203", "matchCriteriaId": "20DDB3E9-AABF-4107-ADB0-5362AA067045"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.16", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.168", "matchCriteriaId": "E2DDDCA1-6DAB-4018-B920-8F045DDD8D3B"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.2", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.134", "matchCriteriaId": "F56F925B-BAF8-4F4B-B62F-1496AF19A307"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.7", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.81", "matchCriteriaId": "6EF80433-B33B-43C5-8E64-0FA7B8DCE1BC"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.22", "matchCriteriaId": "C9DF8BCE-36D3-475D-9D21-19E4F02F9029"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.19", "versionEndExcluding": "6.19.12", "matchCriteriaId": "0A2B9540-02D5-41B4-B16A-82AF66FD4F36"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "F253B622-8837-4245-BCE5-A7BF8FC76A16"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "4AE85AD8-4641-4E7C-A2F4-305E2CD9EE64"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "F666C8D8-6538-46D4-B318-87610DE64C34"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "02259FDA-961B-47BC-AE7F-93D7EC6E90C2"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "58A9FEFF-C040-420D-8F0A-BFDAAA1DF258"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "1D2315C0-D46F-4F85-9754-F9E5E11374A6"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a280dd4bd1d616a01d6ffe0de284c907b555504", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/415ea0c973c754b9f375225807810eb9045f4293", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a09f72007201c9f667dc47f64517ec23eea65e5", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57f94ac7e953eece5ed4819605a18f3cdfc63dcc", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/942813276edeb1741fa5b0a73471beb4e495fa08", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bf ... 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