CVE-2026-97436
Received Received - Intake

Memory Corruption in Linux Kernel dpaa2-switch

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-97436, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-09-24

Last updated on: 2026-09-24

Assigner: kernel.org

Description

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.

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Published
2026-09-24
Last Modified
2026-09-24
Generated
2026-09-24
AI Q&A
2026-09-24
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in the Linux kernel involves incorrect Forwarding Database (FDB) management in the dpaa2-switch driver. When a port leaves a bridge, the system fails to properly handle FDB allocation, leading to multiple ports sharing the same FDB. This happens because the old FDB is not marked unused when a port leaves, causing resource exhaustion as FDBs are limited by the number of DPSW interfaces.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability could cause network traffic issues, such as misrouted packets or connectivity failures, due to shared FDB entries among ports. Systems using the dpaa2-switch driver with multiple bridges may experience instability or incorrect forwarding behavior.

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