CVE-2026-23272
HIGHnetfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally bump set->nelems before insertion
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
3.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (17)
linux/Kernel
4.10.0 - 6.18.17linux
linux/Kernel
6.19.0 - 6.19.7linux
Linux/Linux
< 4.10
Linux/Linux
35d0ac9070ef619e3bf44324375878a1c540387b - 6826131c7674329335ca25df2550163eb8a1fd0c
Linux/Linux
35d0ac9070ef619e3bf44324375878a1c540387b - 86bc4b1a0f672d47ac19f9022432cb6a2e01cb33
Linux/Linux
35d0ac9070ef619e3bf44324375878a1c540387b - ccb8c8f3c1127cf34d18c737309897c68046bf21
Linux/Linux
35d0ac9070ef619e3bf44324375878a1c540387b - def602e498a4f951da95c95b1b8ce8ae68aa733a
Linux/Linux
35d0ac9070ef619e3bf44324375878a1c540387b - e3ccb11fc8249759d23326038c8db987ddaabc77
Linux/Linux
4.10
Linux/Linux
4.9.33 - 4.10
... and 7 more
Published
Mar 20, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 20, 2026