CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-52988

HighCVSS 7.1
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 new hooks are published unsafely into the basechain/flowtable list during the commit phase. The lack of splice_list_rcu() can cause race conditions between netlink dump traversal and concurrent ruleset updates.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves a potential race condition between read (netlink dump) and write (ruleset update) operations, which could lead to inconsistent packet filtering rules and possibly allow bypassing network security controls.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix (commit using splice_list_rcu()). 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: join hook list via splice_list_rcu() in commit phase Publish new hooks in the list into the basechain/flowtable using splice_list_rcu() to ensure netlink dump list traversal via rcu is safe while concurrent ruleset update is going on.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS