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CVE-2026-97998

netfilter: nfnetlink_log: cope with concurrent instance destruction

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nfnetlink_log: cope with concurrent instance destruction Instances are refcounted. However, only memory release happens on the 1 -> 0 transition; the unlink from hashes can occur with any refcount. Uncooperative userspace can force a situation where a queue is pending for destruction from netlink event while a different socket with same portid processes an UNBIND request. With right timing, this will unhash the instance again: Oops: general protection fault, [..] Call Trace: <TASK> nfulnl_recv_config+0x31a/0xd50 nfnetlink_rcv_msg+0x7c2/0xeb0

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Linux

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0597f2680d666a3bcf101ac0c771ba7e50016bbd to < c5c89beaa628d6ac527c6eb2e01b2b52eb417f59affected
  • 0597f2680d666a3bcf101ac0c771ba7e50016bbd to < 042465e7d3d3127e21f04e42c1639e2518b98915affected
  • 0597f2680d666a3bcf101ac0c771ba7e50016bbd to < 291685fc8d2e4cf75ed3a23c810883653f407f46affected
  • 0597f2680d666a3bcf101ac0c771ba7e50016bbd to < 3161186a2ff81288e9a5f35daf1911153764ecaeaffected
  • 0597f2680d666a3bcf101ac0c771ba7e50016bbd to < 0234d7ca0317be0a623300e1693cd794bbfdf8afaffected
  • 0597f2680d666a3bcf101ac0c771ba7e50016bbd to < 1a7a8ac9a9f0ad0d410c901cb6f233833518844caffected
  • 0597f2680d666a3bcf101ac0c771ba7e50016bbd to < e2dd0f1f8c4e6334699ea6382e52f6da0c7e45ebaffected
  • 0597f2680d666a3bcf101ac0c771ba7e50016bbd to < 387d744fa7e499d2c3748a4e60e02ebb24e7fb16affected

Linux Linux

Default version status: affected

  • 2.6.14affected
  • 0 to < 2.6.14unaffected
  • 5.10.271 to ≤ 5.10.*unaffected
  • 5.15.222 to ≤ 5.15.*unaffected
  • 6.1.189 to ≤ 6.1.*unaffected
  • 6.6.158 to ≤ 6.6.*unaffected
  • 6.12.111 to ≤ 6.12.*unaffected
  • 6.18.53 to ≤ 6.18.*unaffected
  • 7.2.7 to ≤ 7.2.*unaffected
  • 7.3 to ≤ *unaffected

References