CVE-2026-43208
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's networking component. An incorrect assumption about the size and immutability of the Receive Packet Steering (RPS) table could lead to an out-of-bounds memory access. This vulnerability, occurring during the computation of flow_id in the set_rps_cpu() function, could result in system crashes or other unpredictable behavior, potentially leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).
Statement
A stale RPS/RFS flow_id computed for one receive-queue flow table could be reused against another table in set_rps_cpu(), causing out-of-bounds access in the network receive path. Practical impact appears to be primarily remote-triggerable DoS under specific RPS/RFS conditions, with no demonstrated privilege-escalation primitive. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux not affected, because the bug not introduced yet (means that Fixes patch not applied yet, so not actual where the Fixes patch ID is 48aa30443e52c9666d5cd5e67532e475f212337e).
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 | N/A | 9.8 |
| Attack Vector | Adjacent Network | N/A | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High | N/A | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | None |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High | N/A | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | N/A | High |
| Availability Impact | High | N/A | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity
Technical Impact: Modify Memory; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Write operations could cause memory corruption. In some cases, an adversary can modify control data such as return addresses in order to execute unexpected code.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
Attempting to access out-of-range, invalid, or unauthorized memory could cause the product to crash.
Other
Technical Impact: Unexpected State
Subsequent write operations can produce undefined or unexpected results.
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