CVE-2026-23272CWE-416

CVE-2026-23272

High · published March 20, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

netfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally bump set->nelems before insertion

In case that the set is full, a new element gets published then removed

without waiting for the RCU grace period, while RCU reader can be

walking over it already.

To address this issue, add the element transaction even if set is full,

but toggle the set_full flag to report -ENFILE so the abort path safely

unwinds the set to its previous state.

As for element updates, decrement set->nelems to restore it.

A simpler fix is to call synchronize_rcu() in the error path.

However, with a large batch adding elements to already maxed-out set,

this could cause noticeable slowdown of such batches.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00125 · 2.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2026-03-20T13:16Z
Affected products (9)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 4.9.33, < 4.104.10
linux/linux_kernel≥ 4.10.1, < 6.18.176.18.17
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.19, < 6.19.76.19.7
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References (7)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 MAR 08:08Z
    netfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally bump set->nelems before insertion
    cvelistv5