netfilter: nf_tables: move hardware offload step after building the chain blob
Priority LOW 30Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: move hardware offload step after building the chain blob Allocate the chain blob before the ruleset offload to reduce chances of entering an inconsistent state where the offloaded ruleset in the nic and the software ruleset differ.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00164 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 +5Red Hat: 5 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90062
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7p55-3fjg-254h
- 2026-10-13 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/923f824f30faebc5560c3061a595063cecdbdbb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e7ad6e69be4751ab2476042c70c600bdaa8d4f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/309acbab74e46114246bf4346c9b60b3d8cb4fcd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79eafe22ab0a650996da2b3e5d94a12c3e16f3aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52febaf1d311d6ede312b2ec7692a309714f9554
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5497644329d3a01e951aba76561bbd883ff6b0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a7d3b074cfbb64513f5f92d60ab1b216ae98076
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1881d362e1924b66f6016c3efd28807032b41bf
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Sources
- CVE-2026-90062 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90062 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7p55-3fjg-254h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-90062 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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