net: atm: reject out-of-range traffic classes in QoS validation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 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: net: atm: reject out-of-range traffic classes in QoS validation Reject ATM traffic classes above ATM_ANYCLASS in check_tp(). SO_ATMQOS stores the supplied QoS after check_qos() succeeds, so accepting larger values leaves invalid traffic_class values in vcc->qos. That bad state later reaches pvc_info(), which indexes class_name[] with vcc->qos.{rx,tp}.traffic_class. Values above ATM_ANYCLASS cause an out-of-bounds read when /proc/net/atm/pvc is read. Tighten the existing QoS validation so invalid traffic_class values are rejected at the point where user supplied QoS is accepted.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.12 and later | 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.12 and later Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72297
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2234-wg35-953c
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a6dda72455b399ce9c1a12695471dc4d5c61add
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3e241729e87afed13ac0f666472d5d6ca42e87
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/367acd288bc6255e247cb1a1efbf5c6567cab423
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/513f820b3f0cf4462e17d84c39ed3948d061a6ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15444b57fdc6fc3f3e22a87f791ae5be81e6ecf5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e62adb157c2eaad9ad4867ec6cd9af5b9a51b1c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/806b7b6edc8446e8b94b706807a7090a14d47b5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdf19f380e46192e7084be559638aab1f6ed86a2
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72297 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72297 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2234-wg35-953c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72297 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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