CVE 7.8 HIGH

netfilter: nf_tables: Fix for duplicate device in netdev hooks_CVE-2026-43454

7.8 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nf_tables: Fix for duplicate device in netdev hooks

When handling NETDEV_REGISTER notification, duplicate device
registration must be avoided since the device may have been added by
nft_netdev_hook_alloc() already when creating the hook.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-43454
Source Linux
Published May 8, 2026 at 14:22
Modified May 11, 2026 at 06:34

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version a331b78a552551d0e404e58e6390b1c828d6af8f
Affected Versions Linux Linux a331b78a552551d0e404e58e6390b1c828d6af8f
Linux Linux a331b78a552551d0e404e58e6390b1c828d6af8f
Linux Linux a331b78a552551d0e404e58e6390b1c828d6af8f
Linux Linux 6.16

References

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