CVE-2026-23274
HIGHnetfilter: xt_IDLETIMER: reject rev0 reuse of ALARM timer labels
Title source: cnaDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: xt_IDLETIMER: reject rev0 reuse of ALARM timer labels IDLETIMER revision 0 rules reuse existing timers by label and always call mod_timer() on timer->timer. If the label was created first by revision 1 with XT_IDLETIMER_ALARM, the object uses alarm timer semantics and timer->timer is never initialized. Reusing that object from revision 0 causes mod_timer() on an uninitialized timer_list, triggering debugobjects warnings and possible panic when panic_on_warn=1. Fix this by rejecting revision 0 rule insertion when an existing timer with the same label is of ALARM type.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
5.3%
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 (24)
linux/Kernel
5.7.0 - 6.1.167linux
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.18.19linux
linux/Kernel
6.19.0 - 6.19.9linux
linux/Kernel
6.2.0 - 6.6.130linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.12.78linux
Linux/Linux
< 5.7
Linux/Linux
5.10.253 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux
5.15.203 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux
5.7
Linux/Linux
6.1.167 - 6.1.*
... and 14 more
Published
Mar 20, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 20, 2026