From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: John McAndrew <jmcandrew.nc@gmail.com>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Vulnerability Report: iproute2-6.19.0 Stack Buffer Overflow in print_queuelen (CWE-120)
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:20:10 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260728132010.756efcaf@phoenix.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADCQVCg_ppRbJfmE5QDS0kDwwfMLGKDn7q8V+rbs0_=HCmbbsg@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:03:16 -0400
John McAndrew <jmcandrew.nc@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear iproute2 Maintainers,
>
> I have discovered a critical stack buffer overflow vulnerability in
> iproute2 version 6.19.0
> in the print_queuelen() function (ip/ipaddress.c:173).
Hardly a vulnerability. If attacker can control the kernel and feed
bogus data to iproute you are already pawned.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-28 20:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-28 20:03 Vulnerability Report: iproute2-6.19.0 Stack Buffer Overflow in print_queuelen (CWE-120) John McAndrew
2026-07-28 20:20 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2026-07-28 21:36 ` Stephen Hemminger
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