Bug 2467081 (CVE-2026-43208)

Summary:	CVE-2026-43208 kernel: net: do not pass flow_id to set_rps_cpu()
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Doc Text:	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).	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-06 13:03:15 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: do not pass flow_id to set_rps_cpu()

Blamed commit made the assumption that the RPS table for each receive
queue would have the same size, and that it would not change.

Compute flow_id in set_rps_cpu(), do not assume we can use the value
computed by get_rps_cpu(). Otherwise we risk out-of-bound access
and/or crashes.

Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-05-06 21:33:44 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026050648-CVE-2026-43208-cc6f@gregkh/T