In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nft_objref: validate objref and objrefmap expressions
Referencing a synproxy stateful object from OUTPUT hook causes kernel
crash due to infinite recursive calls:
BUG: TASK stack guard page was hit at 000000008bda5b8c (stack is 000000003ab1c4a5..00000000494d8b12)
[...]
Call Trace:
__find_rr_leaf+0x99/0x230
fib6_table_lookup+0x13b/0x2d0
ip6_pol_route+0xa4/0x400
fib6_rule_lookup+0x156/0x240
ip6_route_output_flags+0xc6/0x150
__nf_ip6_route+0x23/0x50
synproxy_send_tcp_ipv6+0x106/0x200
synproxy_send_client_synack_ipv6+0x1aa/0x1f0
nft_synproxy_do_eval+0x263/0x310
nft_do_chain+0x5a8/0x5f0 [nf_tables
nft_do_chain_inet+0x98/0x110
nf_hook_slow+0x43/0xc0
__ip6_local_out+0xf0/0x170
ip6_local_out+0x17/0x70
synproxy_send_tcp_ipv6+0x1a2/0x200
synproxy_send_client_synack_ipv6+0x1aa/0x1f0
[...]
Implement objref and objrefmap expression validate functions.
Currently, only NFT_OBJECT_SYNPROXY object type requires validation.
This will also handle a jump to a chain using a synproxy object from the
OUTPUT hook.
Now when trying to reference a synproxy object in the OUTPUT hook, nft
will produce the following error:
synproxy_crash.nft: Error: Could not process rule: Operation not supported
synproxy name mysynproxy
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
netfilter: nft_objref: validate objref and objrefmap expressions
Referencing a synproxy stateful object from OUTPUT hook causes kernel
crash due to infinite recursive calls:
BUG: TASK stack guard page was hit at 000000008bda5b8c (stack is 000000003ab1c4a5..00000000494d8b12)
[...]
Call Trace:
__find_rr_leaf+0x99/0x230
fib6_table_lookup+0x13b/0x2d0
ip6_pol_route+0xa4/0x400
fib6_rule_lookup+0x156/0x240
ip6_route_output_flags+0xc6/0x150
__nf_ip6_route+0x23/0x50
synproxy_send_tcp_ipv6+0x106/0x200
synproxy_send_client_synack_ipv6+0x1aa/0x1f0
nft_synproxy_do_eval+0x263/0x310
nft_do_chain+0x5a8/0x5f0 [nf_tables
nft_do_chain_inet+0x98/0x110
nf_hook_slow+0x43/0xc0
__ip6_local_out+0xf0/0x170
ip6_local_out+0x17/0x70
synproxy_send_tcp_ipv6+0x1a2/0x200
synproxy_send_client_synack_ipv6+0x1aa/0x1f0
[...]
Implement objref and objrefmap expression validate functions.
Currently, only NFT_OBJECT_SYNPROXY object type requires validation.
This will also handle a jump to a chain using a synproxy object from the
OUTPUT hook.
Now when trying to reference a synproxy object in the OUTPUT hook, nft
will produce the following error:
synproxy_crash.nft: Error: Could not process rule: Operation not supported
synproxy name mysynproxy
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_objref: validate objref and objrefmap expressions Referencing a synproxy stateful object from OUTPUT hook causes kernel crash due to infinite recursive calls: BUG: TASK stack guard page was hit at 000000008bda5b8c (stack is 000000003ab1c4a5..00000000494d8b12) [...] Call Trace: __find_rr_leaf+0x99/0x230 fib6_table_lookup+0x13b/0x2d0 ip6_pol_route+0xa4/0x400 fib6_rule_lookup+0x156/0x240 ip6_route_output_flags+0xc6/0x150 __nf_ip6_route+0x23/0x50 synproxy_send_tcp_ipv6+0x106/0x200 synproxy_send_client_synack_ipv6+0x1aa/0x1f0 nft_synproxy_do_eval+0x263/0x310 nft_do_chain+0x5a8/0x5f0 [nf_tables nft_do_chain_inet+0x98/0x110 nf_hook_slow+0x43/0xc0 __ip6_local_out+0xf0/0x170 ip6_local_out+0x17/0x70 synproxy_send_tcp_ipv6+0x1a2/0x200 synproxy_send_client_synack_ipv6+0x1aa/0x1f0 [...] Implement objref and objrefmap expression validate functions. Currently, only NFT_OBJECT_SYNPROXY object type requires validation. This will also handle a jump to a chain using a synproxy object from the OUTPUT hook. Now when trying to reference a synproxy object in the OUTPUT hook, nft will produce the following error: synproxy_crash.nft: Error: Could not process rule: Operation not supported synproxy name mysynproxy ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | |
| Title | netfilter: nft_objref: validate objref and objrefmap expressions | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-12T21:56:35.675Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.179Z
Link: CVE-2025-40206
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-11-12T22:15:47.893
Modified: 2025-11-14T16:42:30.503
Link: CVE-2025-40206
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Updated: 2025-11-13T09:52:17Z