CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-63955

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.47%

38th percentile - higher than 38% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, __get_vm_area_node() incorrectly triggers a BUG() when bottom halves (BH) are disabled, causing a kernel panic during normal bridge operations like FDB entry addition.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can intentionally trigger this condition, causing a kernel panic and disrupting network services, leading to a denial of service (DoS).

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that replaces the in_interrupt() check with in_nmi() || in_hardirq().

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/vmalloc: do not trigger BUG() on BH disabled context __get_vm_area_node() currently triggers a BUG() if in_interrupt() returns true. However, in_interrupt() also reports true when BH are disabled. The bridge code can call rhashtable_lookup_insert_fast() with bottom halves disabled: __vlan_add() -> br_fdb_add_local() spin_lock_bh(&br->hash_lock); <-- Disable BH -> fdb_add_local() -> fdb_create() -> rhashtable_lookup_insert_fast() -> kvmalloc() -> vmalloc() -> __get_vm_area_node() -> BUG_ON(in_interrupt()) spin_unlock_bh(&br->hash_lock) this triggers the BUG() despite the caller not being in NMI or hard IRQ context. Replace the in_interrupt() check with in_nmi() || in_hardirq().

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