CVE-2025-38591

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This access is\ndetected as a narrower read in bpf_skb_is_valid_access because it\ndoesn't match offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk). It is therefore allowed\nand later proceeds to bpf_convert_ctx_access. Note that for the\n\"is_narrower_load\" case in the convert_ctx_accesses(), the insn->off\nis aligned, so the cnt may not be 0 because it matches the\noffsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk) in the bpf_convert_ctx_access. However,\nthe target_size stays 0 and the verifier errors with a kernel warning:\n\n verifier bug: error during ctx access conversion(1)\n\nThis patch fixes that to return a proper \"invalid bpf_context access\noff=X size=Y\" error on the load instruction.\n\nThe same issue affects multiple other fields in context structures that\nallow narrow access. Some other non-affected fields (for sk_msg,\nsk_lookup, and sockopt) were also changed to use bpf_ctx_range_ptr for\nconsistency.\n\nNote this syzkaller crash was reported in the \"Closes\" link below, which\nused to be about a different bug, fixed in\ncommit fce7bd8e385a (\"bpf/verifier: Handle BPF_LOAD_ACQ instructions\nin insn_def_regno()\"). Because syzbot somehow confused the two bugs,\nthe new crash and repro didn't get reported to the mailing list."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: bpf: Rechazo de acceso m\u00e1s estrecho a campos de puntero ctx. El siguiente programa BPF, simplificado a partir de una reproducci\u00f3n de syzkaller, genera una advertencia del kernel: r0 = *(u8 *)(r1 + 169); exit; Con el campo de puntero sk en el desplazamiento 168 en __sk_buff. Este acceso se detecta como una lectura m\u00e1s estrecha en bpf_skb_is_valid_access porque no coincide con offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk). Por lo tanto, se permite y posteriormente procede a bpf_convert_ctx_access. Tenga en cuenta que para el caso \"is_narrower_load\" en convert_ctx_accesses(), insn->off est\u00e1 alineado, por lo que cnt puede no ser 0 porque coincide con offsetof(struct __sk_buff, sk) en bpf_convert_ctx_access. Sin embargo, el tama\u00f1o objetivo permanece en 0 y el verificador genera una advertencia del kernel: error del verificador: error durante la conversi\u00f3n de acceso a ctx(1). Este parche corrige este error para devolver un error correcto de \"acceso a bpf_context no v\u00e1lido off=X size=Y\" en la instrucci\u00f3n de carga. El mismo problema afecta a varios campos en las estructuras de contexto que permiten acceso restringido. Algunos campos no afectados (para sk_msg, sk_lookup y sockopt) tambi\u00e9n se modificaron para usar bpf_ctx_range_ptr por consistencia. Tenga en cuenta que este fallo de syzkaller se report\u00f3 en el enlace \"Cierres\" a continuaci\u00f3n, que sol\u00eda referirse a un error diferente, corregido en el commit fce7bd8e385a (\"bpf/verifier: Handle BPF_LOAD_ACQ instructions in insn_def_regno()\"). Debido a que syzbot confundi\u00f3 de alguna manera los dos errores, el nuevo fallo y la reproducci\u00f3n no se reportaron a la lista de correo."}], "id": "CVE-2025-38591", "lastModified": "2026-11-10T13:17:47.093", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2025-38591", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2026-06-10T20:41:20.077651Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2025-08-19T17:15:36.790", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/058a0da4f6d916a79b693384111bb80a90d73763"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/202900ceeef67458c964c2af6e1427c8e533ea7c"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33660d44e789edb4f303210c813fc56d56377a90"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7847c4140e06f6e87229faae22cc38525334c156"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e09299225d5ba3916c91ef70565f7d2187e4cca0"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2e9599f3503df7cf3569d2b6c50d5488fb59435"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/feae34c992eb7191862fb1594c704fbbf650fef8"}, {"source": "0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e", "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html"}, {"source": "0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e", "url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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