CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-23278

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.16%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability was found in the netfilter nf_tables subsystem, where not all pending catchall elements were processed during transaction handling. When the map holding these elements was also being removed, only the first viable candidate was toggled, leading to a warning and potential error in nft_data_release.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves a possible kernel WARNING and potential critical error that could destabilize the system or lead to a denial of service (DoS) due to improper memory management.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for CVE-2026-23278. Monitor official security advisories from your distribution and apply the patch as soon as it becomes available.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: always walk all pending catchall elements During transaction processing we might have more than one catchall element: 1 live catchall element and 1 pending element that is coming as part of the new batch. If the map holding the catchall elements is also going away, its required to toggle all catchall elements and not just the first viable candidate. Otherwise, we get: WARNING: ./include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h:1281 at nft_data_release+0xb7/0xe0 [nf_tables], CPU#2: nft/1404 RIP: 0010:nft_data_release+0xb7/0xe0 [nf_tables] [..] __nft_set_elem_destroy+0x106/0x380 [nf_tables] nf_tables_abort_release+0x348/0x8d0 [nf_tables] nf_tables_abort+0xcf2/0x3ac0 [nf_tables] nfnetlink_rcv_batch+0x9c9/0x20e0 [..]

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