team: Move team device type change at the end of team_port_add
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: team: Move team device type change at the end of team_port_add Attempting to add a port device that is already up will expectedly fail, but not before modifying the team device header_ops. In the case of the syzbot reproducer the gre0 device is already in state UP when it attempts to add it as a port device of team0, this fails but before that header_ops->create of team0 is changed from eth_header to ipgre_header in the call to team_dev_type_check_change. Later when we end up in ipgre_header() struct ip_tunnel* points to nonsense as the private data of the device still holds a struct team. Example sequence of iproute2 commands to reproduce the hang/BUG(): ip link add dev team0 type team ip link add dev gre0 type gre ip link set dev gre0 up ip link set dev gre0 master team0 ip link set dev team0 up ping -I team0 1.1.1.1 Move team_dev_type_check_change down where all other checks have passed as it changes the dev type with no way to restore it in case one of the checks that follow it fail. Also make sure to preserve the origial mtu assignment: - If port_dev is not the same type as dev, dev takes mtu from port_dev - If port_dev is the same type as dev, port_dev takes mtu from dev This is done by adding a conditional before the call to dev_set_mtu to prevent it from assigning port_dev->mtu = dev->mtu and instead letting team_dev_type_check_change assign dev->mtu = port_dev->mtu. The conditional is needed because the patch moves the call to team_dev_type_check_change past dev_set_mtu. Testing: - team device driver in-tree selftests - Add/remove various devices as slaves of team device - syzbot
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.7 and later | 5.10.259, 5.15.199, 6.1.162, 6.6.123, 6.12.61, 6.17.11, 6.18 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.7 and later Fixed in 5.10.259, 5.15.199, 6.1.162, 6.6.123, 6.12.61, 6.17.11, 6.18 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7 to before 5.15.199; 5.16 to before 6.1.162; 6.2 to before 6.6.123; 6.7 to before 6.12.61; 6.13 to before 6.17.11 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.18 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.18 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.18 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.18 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.18 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.18 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.18 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 to before 5.15.199; 5.16 to before 6.1.162; 6.2 to before 6.6.123; 6.7 to before 6.12.61; 6.13 to before 6.17.11 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.18 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.18 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.18 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.18 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.18 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.18 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.18:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.18 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.259, 5.15.199, 6.1.162, 6.6.123, 6.12.61, 6.17.11, 6.18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68340
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmpj-vqww-cqc8
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8b15b0d2eec3b5c7f585e5a53dfc8d36c818283
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a74ab1b532ecc5f9106621a8f75b4c3d04466b35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e26235840fd961e4ebe5568f11a2a078cf726663
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4040b5e8963982a00aa821300cb746efc9f2947e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3eed4f038214494af62c7d2d64749e5108ce6ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ae9cfc454ea5ead5f3ddbdfe2e70270d8e2c8ef
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Sources
- CVE-2025-68340 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68340 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jmpj-vqww-cqc8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-68340 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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