CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-23272

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel netfilter nf_tables subsystem, a vulnerability was found where a new element is published in a full set before being removed, without waiting for the RCU grace period. This can cause an RCU reader to process the already published element, leading to potential misbehavior.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of errors in network filtering rules, potentially causing unexpected traffic passing or blocking, and in extreme cases system crashes.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix (commit addressing the issue). Monitor official security advisories from your Linux distribution for the appropriate patch.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally bump set->nelems before insertion In case that the set is full, a new element gets published then removed without waiting for the RCU grace period, while RCU reader can be walking over it already. To address this issue, add the element transaction even if set is full, but toggle the set_full flag to report -ENFILE so the abort path safely unwinds the set to its previous state. As for element updates, decrement set->nelems to restore it. A simpler fix is to call synchronize_rcu() in the error path. However, with a large batch adding elements to already maxed-out set, this could cause noticeable slowdown of such batches.

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