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 (6)
Core 6
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
2.5%
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 (26)
linux/Kernel
4.10.0 - 6.1.177linux
linux/Kernel
4.10.0 - 6.18.17linux
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.18.17linux
linux/Kernel
6.19.0 - 6.19.7linux
linux/Kernel
6.2.0 - 6.6.141linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.12.91linux
Linux/Linux
< 4.10
Linux/Linux
35d0ac9070ef619e3bf44324375878a1c540387b - 25fcaef7948912652905e96922f36583a84fffed
Linux/Linux
35d0ac9070ef619e3bf44324375878a1c540387b - 6826131c7674329335ca25df2550163eb8a1fd0c
Linux/Linux
35d0ac9070ef619e3bf44324375878a1c540387b - 86bc4b1a0f672d47ac19f9022432cb6a2e01cb33
... and 16 more
Published
Mar 20, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 20, 2026