Bug 2536291 (CVE-2026-90141)

Summary: CVE-2026-90141 kernel: ipvs: fix integer overflow in ftp helper port/address parsing
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's IP Virtual Server (IPVS) FTP helper. A remote attacker could exploit an integer overflow vulnerability in the ip_vs_ftp_get_addrport() function by sending a specially crafted FTP PASV/EPSV response. This could cause the FTP helper to configure data connections with truncated port or address values, potentially leading to a denial of service or misrouting of network traffic.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-17 17:16:34 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ipvs: fix integer overflow in ftp helper port/address parsing

ip_vs_ftp_get_addrport() accumulates decimal digits into a __u16
(hport) and into unsigned char (p[]) without checking for overflow.
A crafted FTP PASV/EPSV response with an over-long port or address
octet wraps the value, so the helper configures the data connection
with a truncated port/address.

The netfilter conntrack FTP helper had the same defect, fixed in
commit 2b413fc689ba ("netfilter: nf_conntrack_ftp: avoid u16
overflows"). Apply the equivalent fix here: widen the port accumulator
to u32 and reject values above 65535, and reject address octets above
255.