# CVE-2025-38162: netfilter: nft\_set\_pipapo: prevent overflow in lookup table allocation

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.1.167, 6.6.125, 6.12.34, 6.15.3
- Published: 2025-07-03 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 3c4287f62044a90e73a561aa05fc46e62da173da, fixed in 91edc076439c9e2f34b176149f1c84a47a8ec32f; from 3c4287f62044a90e73a561aa05fc46e62da173da, fixed in a9e757473561da93c6a4136f0e59aba91ec777fc; from 3c4287f62044a90e73a561aa05fc46e62da173da, fixed in c1360ac8156c0a3f2385baef91d8d26fd9d39701; from 3c4287f62044a90e73a561aa05fc46e62da173da, fixed in 43fe1181f738295624696ae9ff611790edb65b5e; from 3c4287f62044a90e73a561aa05fc46e62da173da, fixed in 4c5c6aa9967dbe55bd017bb509885928d0f31206
- Linux: 5.6
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.6.0, fixed in 6.1.167; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.125; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.34; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.15.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: prevent overflow in lookup table allocation When calculating the lookup table size, ensure the following multiplication does not overflow: - desc->field_len[] maximum value is U8_MAX multiplied by NFT_PIPAPO_GROUPS_PER_BYTE(f) that can be 2, worst case. - NFT_PIPAPO_BUCKETS(f->bb) is 2^8, worst case. - sizeof(unsigned long), from sizeof(*f->lt), lt in struct nft_pipapo_field. Then, use check_mul_overflow() to multiply by bucket size and then use check_add_overflow() to the alignment for avx2 (if needed). Finally, add lt_size_check_overflow() helper and use it to consolidate this. While at it, replace leftover allocation using the GFP_KERNEL to GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT for consistency, in pipapo_resize().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.167, 6.6.125, 6.12.34, 6.15.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91edc076439c9e2f34b176149f1c84a47a8ec32f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9e757473561da93c6a4136f0e59aba91ec777fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1360ac8156c0a3f2385baef91d8d26fd9d39701
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43fe1181f738295624696ae9ff611790edb65b5e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c5c6aa9967dbe55bd017bb509885928d0f31206

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