In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rtnetlink: Allocate vfinfo size for VF GUIDs when supported
Commit 30aad41721e0 ("net/core: Add support for getting VF GUIDs") added support for getting VF port and node GUIDs in netlink ifinfo messages, but their size was not taken into consideration in the function that allocates the netlink message, causing the following warning when a netlink message is filled with many VF port and node GUIDs: # echo 64 > /sys/bus/pci/devices/0000\:08\:00.0/sriov_numvfs # ip link show dev ib0 RTNETLINK answers: Message too long Cannot send link get request: Message too long
Kernel warning:
------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 1930 at net/core/rtnetlink.c:4151 rtnl_getlink+0x586/0x5a0 Modules linked in: xt_conntrack xt_MASQUERADE nfnetlink xt_addrtype iptable_nat nf_nat br_netfilter overlay mlx5_ib macsec mlx5_core tls rpcrdma rdma_ucm ib_uverbs ib_iser libiscsi scsi_transport_iscsi ib_umad rdma_cm iw_cm ib_ipoib fuse ib_cm ib_core CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 1930 Comm: ip Not tainted 6.14.0-rc2+ #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:rtnl_getlink+0x586/0x5a0 Code: cb 82 e8 3d af 0a 00 4d 85 ff 0f 84 08 ff ff ff 4c 89 ff 41 be ea ff ff ff e8 66 63 5b ff 49 c7 07 80 4f cb 82 e9 36 fc ff ff <0f> 0b e9 16 fe ff ff e8 de a0 56 00 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 RSP: 0018:ffff888113557348 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 00000000ffffffa6 RBX: ffff88817e87aa34 RCX: dffffc0000000000 RDX: 0000000000000003 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff88817e87afb8 RBP: 0000000000000009 R08: ffffffff821f44aa R09: 0000000000000000 R10: ffff8881260f79a8 R11: ffff88817e87af00 R12: ffff88817e87aa00 R13: ffffffff8563d300 R14: 00000000ffffffa6 R15: 00000000ffffffff FS: 00007f63a5dbf280(0000) GS:ffff88881ee00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f63a5ba4493 CR3: 00000001700fe002 CR4: 0000000000772eb0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: <TASK> ? __warn+0xa5/0x230 ? rtnl_getlink+0x586/0x5a0 ? report_bug+0x22d/0x240 ? handle_bug+0x53/0xa0 ? exc_invalid_op+0x14/0x50 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 ? skb_trim+0x6a/0x80 ? rtnl_getlink+0x586/0x5a0 ? __pfx_rtnl_getlink+0x10/0x10 ? rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x1e5/0x860 ? __pfx___mutex_lock+0x10/0x10 ? rcu_is_watching+0x34/0x60 ? __pfx_lock_acquire+0x10/0x10 ? stack_trace_save+0x90/0xd0 ? filter_irq_stacks+0x1d/0x70 ? kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x40 ? kasan_save_stack+0x20/0x40 ? kasan_save_track+0x10/0x30 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x21c/0x860 ? entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e ? __pfx_rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x10/0x10 ? arch_stack_walk+0x9e/0xf0 ? rcu_is_watching+0x34/0x60 ? lock_acquire+0xd5/0x410 ? rcu_is_watching+0x34/0x60 netlink_rcv_skb+0xe0/0x210 ? __pfx_rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_netlink_rcv_skb+0x10/0x10 ? rcu_is_watching+0x34/0x60 ? __pfx___netlink_lookup+0x10/0x10 ? lock_release+0x62/0x200 ? netlink_deliver_tap+0xfd/0x290 ? rcu_is_watching+0x34/0x60 ? lock_release+0x62/0x200 ? netlink_deliver_tap+0x95/0x290 netlink_unicast+0x31f/0x480 ? __pfx_netlink_unicast+0x10/0x10 ? rcu_is_watching+0x34/0x60 ? lock_acquire+0xd5/0x410 netlink_sendmsg+0x369/0x660 ? lock_release+0x62/0x200 ? __pfx_netlink_sendmsg+0x10/0x10 ? import_ubuf+0xb9/0xf0 ? __import_iovec+0x254/0x2b0 ? lock_release+0x62/0x200 ? __pfx_netlink_sendmsg+0x10/0x10 ____sys_sendmsg+0x559/0x5a0 ? __pfx_____sys_sendmsg+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_copy_msghdr_from_user+0x10/0x10 ? rcu_is_watching+0x34/0x60 ? do_read_fault+0x213/0x4a0 ? rcu_is_watching+0x34/0x60 ___sys_sendmsg+0xe4/0x150 ? __pfx____sys_sendmsg+0x10/0x10 ? do_fault+0x2cc/0x6f0 ? handle_pte_fault+0x2e3/0x3d0 ? __pfx_handle_pte_fault+0x10/0x10 ---truncated---
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.236-227.928Upgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.180-122.191 | Jun 23, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-libbpf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.23-29.97Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.134-150.224Upgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perf6.12Upgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-libbpf-static | Jun 24, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Apr 29, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel | Oct 14, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools | Nov 12, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade dtb-lgUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-rt_debug | Dec 5, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1041-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1007-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1039-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1041-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1042-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1028-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-edgeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1044-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1007-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1085-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1079-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1081-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1041-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1038-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1091-azureUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidia-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-awsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1036-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-28-genericUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1041-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1091-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1017-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1024-oemUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1082-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1008-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1007-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1078-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1086-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1085-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-86-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1038-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-142-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-86-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1014-raspiUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1038-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-22-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-86-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-142-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1039-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1007-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-142-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.11Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1086-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1041-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2032-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-86-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-6.11Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1050-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.11Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-22-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1007-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1041-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1018-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1018-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.11Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-142-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1039-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1016-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1042-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1041-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1008-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1007-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1086-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1028-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1038-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1017-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1016-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1086-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-gkeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1041-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-28-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1007-awsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-142-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-142-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1004-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 | Jun 20, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 2, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 |
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