CVE-2026-31531

#include <stdio.h> #include <string.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <sys/socket.h> #include <linux/netlink.h> #include <linux/rtnetlink.h> #include <arpa/inet.h> // PoC Concept: This code attempts to trigger the warning by querying/creating a large nexthop group. // Note: Standard iproute2 limits group size preventing reproduction via standard tools. // This requires a custom Netlink implementation to bypass iproute2 checks. #define BUFFER_SIZE 4096 int main() { int sock_fd; struct sockaddr_nl sa; char buffer[BUFFER_SIZE]; struct nlmsghdr *nlh; struct rtgenmsg *rt; // Create Netlink Socket sock_fd = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW, NETLINK_ROUTE); if (sock_fd < 0) { perror("socket"); return -1; } memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa)); sa.nl_family = AF_NETLINK; bind(sock_fd, (struct sockaddr*)&sa, sizeof(sa)); // Construct a message to query a large nexthop group (Hypothetical Trigger) // In a real exploit, we would craft a specific RTM_GETNEXTHOP message targeting a large ID // or construct a large group if the creation path allows it. memset(buffer, 0, BUFFER_SIZE); nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *)buffer; nlh->nlmsg_type = RTM_GETNEXTHOP; nlh->nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_DUMP; nlh->nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct rtgenmsg)); rt = (struct rtgenmsg *)NLMSG_DATA(nlh); rt->rtgen_family = AF_INET; sendto(sock_fd, nlh, nlh->nlmsg_len, 0, (struct sockaddr*)&sa, sizeof(sa)); printf("Trigger packet sent. Check dmesg for warnings."); close(sock_fd); return 0; }

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2026-31531", "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "published": "2026-04-23T12:17:01.820", "lastModified": "2026-04-28T17:38:49.290", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nipv4: nexthop: allocate skb dynamically in rtm_get_nexthop()\n\nWhen querying a nexthop object via RTM_GETNEXTHOP, the kernel currently\nallocates a fixed-size skb using NLMSG_GOODSIZE. While sufficient for\nsingle nexthops and small Equal-Cost Multi-Path groups, this fixed\nallocation fails for large nexthop groups like 512 nexthops.\n\nThis results in the following warning splat:\n\n WARNING: net/ipv4/nexthop.c:3395 at rtm_get_nexthop+0x176/0x1c0, CPU#20: rep/4608\n [...]\n RIP: 0010:rtm_get_nexthop (net/ipv4/nexthop.c:3395)\n [...]\n Call Trace:\n <TASK>\n rtnetlink_rcv_msg (net/core/rtnetlink.c:6989)\n netlink_rcv_skb (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550)\n netlink_unicast (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344)\n netlink_sendmsg (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1894)\n ____sys_sendmsg (net/socket.c:721 net/socket.c:736 net/socket.c:2585)\n ___sys_sendmsg (net/socket.c:2641)\n __sys_sendmsg (net/socket.c:2671)\n do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94)\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130)\n </TASK>\n\nFix this by allocating the size dynamically using nh_nlmsg_size() and\nusing nlmsg_new(), this is consistent with nexthop_notify() behavior. In\naddition, adjust nh_nlmsg_size_grp() so it calculates the size needed\nbased on flags passed. While at it, also add the size of NHA_FDB for\nnexthop group size calculation as it was missing too.\n\nThis cannot be reproduced via iproute2 as the group size is currently\nlimited and the command fails as follows:\n\naddattr_l ERROR: message exceeded bound of 1048"}], "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": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"}]}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.3", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.83", "matchCriteriaId": "A776C96C-AD0E-490C-AE7A-9FB2F402EB0D"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.13", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.24", "matchCriteriaId": "8126B8B8-6D0B-4443-86C1-672AEE893555"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.19", "versionEndExcluding": "6.19.14", "matchCriteriaId": "D6A8A074-BBF4-4803-ABED-519A839435BB"}, {"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"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "512EE3A8-A590-4501-9A94-5D4B268D6138"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14cf0cd35361f4e94824bf8a42f72713d7702a73", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40bd39e383a0478fd5c221f393df05fd9d70cfbc", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/615517f3f8d53b0cf41507c7599971e17adfdfa5", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/635038fe19db391117e66b46bdc2b6e447ac801d", "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"]}]}}