netfilter: ipset: drop logically empty buckets in mtype_del
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ipset: drop logically empty buckets in mtype_del mtype_del() counts empty slots below n->pos in k, but it only drops the bucket when both n->pos and k are zero. This misses buckets whose live entries have all been removed while n->pos still points past deleted slots. Treat a bucket as empty when all positions below n->pos are unused and release it directly instead of shrinking it further.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0012 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.5, 5.6, 5.10.253 +7
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.4.24 to before 5.5; 5.5.8 to before 5.6 | 5.5, 5.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 5.6 and later | 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.6.134, 6.12.81, 6.18.22, 6.19.12, 7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.4.24 to before 5.5; 5.5.8 to before 5.6 Fixed in 5.5, 5.6 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.6 and later Fixed in 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.6.134, 6.12.81, 6.18.22, 6.19.12, 7.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.24 to before 5.5; 5.5.8 to before 5.6; 5.6.1 to before 5.10.253; 5.11 to before 5.15.203; 5.16 to before 6.1.168; 6.2 to before 6.6.134; 6.7 to before 6.12.81; 6.13 to before 6.18.22; 6.19 to before 6.19.12 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.6:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.6:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.6:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.6:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.24 to before 5.5; 5.5.8 to before 5.6; 5.6.1 to before 5.10.253; 5.11 to before 5.15.203; 5.16 to before 6.1.168; 6.2 to before 6.6.134; 6.7 to before 6.12.81; 6.13 to before 6.18.22; 6.19 to before 6.19.12 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.6:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.6:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.6:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.6:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.5, 5.6
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.6.134, 6.12.81, 6.18.22, 6.19.12, 7.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-31418
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vwvf-62c8-j66c
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c098ff857e7ca923539164af5b3c2fe3e8f8afaf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58f3a14826d4e6b0d5421f1a64be280b48601ea2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad92ee87462f9a3061361d392e9dbfe2e5c1c9fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cea34d7ec6829b62f521a37a287f670144a2233
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7eef00f08b92b0b9efe8ae0df6d0005e6199323
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68ca0eea0af02bed36c5e2c13e9fa1647c31a7d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceacaa76f221a6577aba945bb8873c2e640aeba4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9862ef9ab0a116c6dca98842aab7de13a252ae02
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Sources
- CVE-2026-31418 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-31418 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vwvf-62c8-j66c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-31418 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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