vxlan: vnifilter: enforce exact length of GROUP/GROUP6 attributes
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vxlan: vnifilter: enforce exact length of GROUP/GROUP6 attributes The VXLAN VNI filter entry policy declares the GROUP/GROUP6 address attributes as NLA_BINARY with only a maximum length, so validate_nla() accepts a payload shorter than the address. The GROUP consumer reads it with nla_get_in_addr(), an unconditional 4-byte load, so a short attribute over-reads up to 3 bytes of uninitialised slab data, which are stored into remote_ip and echoed back via RTM_GETTUNNEL, disclosing kernel memory. Switch both entries to NLA_POLICY_EXACT_LEN() so the validator rejects any GROUP/GROUP6 that is not exactly 4 / 16 bytes; a valid address is always sent at full width.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89776
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vf8c-65h3-589v
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-01 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-01 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e12c4663529699f457b2988c1dfedf4d13b3b3be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47bfcc871576eaef6c8edab6749acd4b317306ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9ec10815199f9879ba080241dc555efb1daf324
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daebc7064a1b4c12c98e52c4bceede7f2fcd573c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad32e564c62ebf5ba76dd60a22af52c69d54d17b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/984f831dda31b3a18f47454cf64989f65402879e
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Sources
- CVE-2026-89776 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89776 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vf8c-65h3-589v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-89776 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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