CVE-2026-53230: net/mlx5: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in mlx5_query_nic_vport_mac_list

High severity · published Jun 25, 2026

CVE-2026-53230

net/mlx5: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in mlx5_query_nic_vport_mac_list

8.7

CVSS

0.1%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix slab-out-of-bounds in mlx5_query_nic_vport_mac_list mlx5_query_nic_vport_mac_list() sizes its firmware command buffer using the PF's log_max_current_uc/mc_list capabilities. When querying a VF vport with a larger configured max (via devlink), the firmware response can overflow this buffer: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in mlx5_query_nic_vport_mac_list+0x453/0x4c0 [mlx5_core] Read of size 4 at addr ff1100013ffc8a12 by task kworker/u96:2/385 CPU: 12 UID: 0 PID: 385 Comm: kworker/u96:2 Not tainted 7.0.0-rc6+ #1 PREEMPT Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009) Workqueue: mlx5_esw_wq esw_vport_change_handler [mlx5_core] Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x69/0xa0 print_report+0x176/0x4e4 kasan_report+0xc8/0x100 mlx5_query_nic_vport_mac_list+0x453/0x4c0 [mlx5_core] esw_update_vport_addr_list+0x2e3/0xda0 [mlx5_core] esw_vport_change_handle_locked+0xa1f/0x1060 [mlx5_core] esw_vport_change_handler+0x6a/0x90 [mlx5_core] process_one_work+0x87f/0x15e0 worker_thread+0x62b/0x1020 kthread+0x375/0x490 ret_from_fork+0x4dc/0x810 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 </TASK> Fix by querying the vport's own HCA caps to size the buffer correctly. Refactor the function to allocate and return the MAC list internally, removing the caller's dependency on knowing the correct max.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:H

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

Scope

Changed

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Kernel · Linux

4.5 before 6.6.143; 6.7 before 6.12.94; 6.13 before 6.18.36; 6.19 before 7.0.13; 7.1; 7.1; +5 more · source: NVD

Linux · Linux

e16aea2744abea612c27ee0eef606c6a6a8204de before 41781f2789309462520a93822e946521ed78f97f; e16aea2744abea612c27ee0eef606c6a6a8204de before 537d87784e81c3d7037525b99416455cee088cdc; e16aea2744abea612c27ee0eef606c6a6a8204de before 0f807764bb122fd63aa45f4229cb1ef2679fbd40; e16aea2744abea612c27ee0eef606c6a6a8204de before 2398e497389ed4be43f7cfbab499b49cec7dae1a; e16aea2744abea612c27ee0eef606c6a6a8204de before 894e036a24a26a6dd7b17d8d3fb5c53ab48a6074; 4.5 · source: vendor

Affected product

Kernel

Linux

All Kernel CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53230

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53230

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f807764bb122fd63aa45f4229cb1ef2679fbd40

Patch