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CVE-2026-99112

kernel: net/sched: cls_flower: validate mask pointer after nla_next()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 28, 2026

Updated · November 1, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Flower classifier (cls_flower). When iterating through nested tunnel option attributes, the kernel fails to properly validate the mask pointer after advancing it to the next attribute. A local attacker with network configuration privileges can exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted traffic filter with malformed mask attributes, triggering an out-of-bounds memory read. This issue primarily leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) via a system crash, and may potentially allow the disclosure of kernel memory.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read