7.5
/ 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix potential NULL dereference in ttl check
The nf_osf_ttl() function accessed skb->dev to perform a local interface
address lookup without verifying that the device pointer was valid.
Additionally, the implementation utilized an in_dev_for_each_ifa_rcu
loop to match the packet source address against local interface
addresses. It assumed that packets from the same subnet should not see a
decrement on the initial TTL. A packet might appear it is from the same
subnet but it actually isn't especially in modern environments with
containers and virtual switching.
Remove the device dereference and interface loop. Replace the logic with
a switch statement that evaluates the TTL according to the ttl_check.
netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix potential NULL dereference in ttl check
The nf_osf_ttl() function accessed skb->dev to perform a local interface
address lookup without verifying that the device pointer was valid.
Additionally, the implementation utilized an in_dev_for_each_ifa_rcu
loop to match the packet source address against local interface
addresses. It assumed that packets from the same subnet should not see a
decrement on the initial TTL. A packet might appear it is from the same
subnet but it actually isn't especially in modern environments with
containers and virtual switching.
Remove the device dereference and interface loop. Replace the logic with
a switch statement that evaluates the TTL according to the ttl_check.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-52998
Source
Linux
Published
Jun 24, 2026 at 16:29
Modified
Jun 28, 2026 at 06:37
Affected Product
Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux
Version
11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Affected Versions
Linux Linux 11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Linux Linux 11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Linux Linux 11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Linux Linux 11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Linux Linux 11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Linux Linux 11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Linux Linux 11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Linux Linux 11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Linux Linux 2.6.31
Linux Linux 11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Linux Linux 11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Linux Linux 11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Linux Linux 11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Linux Linux 11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Linux Linux 11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Linux Linux 11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384
Linux Linux 2.6.31
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/f4de0777e4554a7de19c920accde6319dd530782
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/c996a90f3071cf43683e5423da31aadbe002b8b4
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/edc806f9122961f0d3819f7c69c14cccde31f277
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/5d05de2f0928d81309a815ecc76d1a3ad72cbc16
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/95be653a76793856ff8b2d8bd82c2943c23f5ca8
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/79b90a96688e521771fa6ed3dc7864b76b8df293
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/83fc5dd63455a779ea2dd0f7ffee3c920919d80b
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/711987ba281fd806322a7cd244e98e2a81903114