In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
af_netlink: Fix shift out of bounds in group mask calculation
When a netlink message is received, netlink_recvmsg() fills in the address of the sender. One of the fields is the 32-bit bitfield nl_groups, which carries the multicast group on which the message was received. The least significant bit corresponds to group 1, and therefore the highest group that the field can represent is 32. Above that, the UB sanitizer flags the out-of-bounds shift attempts.
Which bits end up being set in such case is implementation defined, but it's either going to be a wrong non-zero value, or zero, which is at least not misleading. Make the latter choice deterministic by always setting to 0 for higher-numbered multicast groups.
To get information about membership in groups >= 32, userspace is expected to use nl_pktinfo control messages[0], which are enabled by NETLINK_PKTINFO socket option. [0] https://lwn.net/Articles/147608/
The way to trigger this issue is e.g. through monitoring the BRVLAN group:
# bridge monitor vlan & # ip link add name br type bridge
Which produces the following citation:
UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in net/netlink/af_netlink.c:162:19 shift exponent 32 is too large for 32-bit type 'int'
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.112-108.499Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.276-211.499Upgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools | May 21, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Feb 27, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftool | Jul 1, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelNo solution existsUpgrade kernel-rt | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-aws-hweUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-gcp-4.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-hweUpgrade linux-azure-4.15Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux | Mar 3, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Feb 26, 2025 |
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