dpaa2-switch: rework FDB management on the bridge leave path
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: 1 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: dpaa2-switch: rework FDB management on the bridge leave path On bridge leave, the dpaa2_switch_port_set_fdb() function always allocates a new FDB for the port which is becoming standalone. In case no FDB is found, then the port leaving a bridge will continue to use the current one. The above logic does not cover the case in which there are multiple bridges which have ports from the same DPSW instance. In this case, when the last port leaves bridge #1, it finds an unused FDB to switch to, but the old FDB is not marked as unused. Since the number of FDBs is equal to the number of DPSW interfaces, this will eventually lead to multiple ports sharing the same FDB. Fix this by changing how we are managing the FDBs on the leave path. Instead of directly allocating a new FDB, first verify if the current port is the last one to leave a bridge. If this is the case, then continue to use the current FDB and only allocate another FDB if there are other ports remaining in the bridge.
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 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 6 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
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97436
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6rj6-xm99-p85m
- 2026-10-03 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +3 · CNA
- 2026-10-03 3 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec41bfd281a8bc8027a42d2674eac5b74947ff7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e07ff2338f45adbf572850335d761c2f97545935
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc626f2abb3052881911b6166a9425739ce80085
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abea361a11e4e48695ea149652ef5d3f308b6a49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5adbc4d02d7df8bd7aa02c21874f7a582a576b55
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efc1d92eacf03afa6f4d53bf7120e059b6f961f2
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Sources
- CVE-2026-97436 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-97436 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6rj6-xm99-p85m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-97436 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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