In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gve: guard XDP xmit NDO on existence of xdp queues
In GVE, dedicated XDP queues only exist when an XDP program is installed and the interface is up. As such, the NDO XDP XMIT callback should return early if either of these conditions are false.
In the case of no loaded XDP program, priv->num_xdp_queues=0 which can cause a divide-by-zero error, and in the case of interface down, num_xdp_queues remains untouched to persist XDP queue count for the next interface up, but the TX pointer itself would be NULL.
The XDP xmit callback also needs to synchronize with a device transitioning from open to close. This synchronization will happen via the GVE_PRIV_FLAGS_NAPI_ENABLED bit along with a synchronize_net() call, which waits for any RCU critical sections at call-time to complete.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1017-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1012-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-awsUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-60-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2023-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-60-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-21-genericUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1012-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-60-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1007-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1012-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-60-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-azureUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1013-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1022-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-21-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-gcpUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1013-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 | Mar 28, 2025 | Jan 21, 2025 |
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