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The act_ife tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the Linux kernel's act_ife traffic-control action, particularly a memory-safety vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-23378. This flaw involves a slab-out-of-bounds write in the ife_tlv_meta_encode() function, caused by improper metalist handling during action replacement. The bug allows metadata lists to grow without bound, leading to out-of-bounds access. Content under this tag focuses on kernel security, memory corruption, and the technical details of the act_ife module's implementation. It is relevant for Linux system administrators, kernel developers, and security researchers interested in traffic control and kernel vulnerabilities.
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    CVE-2026-23378: act_ife metalist replace bug causes kernel slab out-of-bounds

    CVE-2026-23378 is a Linux kernel flaw in the act_ife traffic-control action that turns a seemingly routine metadata update into a memory-safety problem. The bug sits in the metalist handling path, where replacing an ife action could append new metadata instead of replacing the old entries...
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