CVE 7.1 HIGH

netfilter: nf_tables: join hook list via splice_list_rcu() in commit phase_CVE-2026-52988

7.1 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Description

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

netfilter: nf_tables: join hook list via splice_list_rcu() in commit phase

Publish new hooks in the list into the basechain/flowtable using
splice_list_rcu() to ensure netlink dump list traversal via rcu is safe
while concurrent ruleset update is going on.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-52988
Source Linux
Published Jun 24, 2026 at 16:29
Modified Jun 28, 2026 at 06:37

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981
Affected Versions Linux Linux 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981
Linux Linux 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981
Linux Linux 5.8

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