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CVE-2026-23278

CVE-2026-23278 PUBLISHED

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: always walk all pending catchall elements During transaction processing we might have more than one catchall element: 1 live catchall element and 1 pending element that is coming as part of the new batch. If the map holding the catchall elements is also going away, its required to toggle all catchall elements and not just the first viable candidate. Otherwise, we get: WARNING: ./include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h:1281 at nft_data_release+0xb7/0xe0 [nf_tables], CPU#2: nft/1404 RIP: 0010:nft_data_release+0xb7/0xe0 [nf_tables] [..] __nft_set_elem_destroy+0x106/0x380 [nf_tables] nf_tables_abort_release+0x348/0x8d0 [nf_tables] nf_tables_abort+0xcf2/0x3ac0 [nf_tables] nfnetlink_rcv_batch+0x9c9/0x20e0 [..]

EPSS 0.02% · 4.8th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.02%
4.8th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux*, 6.4, 0
linuxlinux_kernel6.4, 6.4, 6.4

Timeline

  • Mar 20, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 20, 2026 CVE Published
  • Mar 20, 2026 PoC Published
  • Mar 21, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 22, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 22, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Mar 23, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 24, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 25, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 19, 2026 EPSS Score

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