netfilter: nfnetlink_log: cope with concurrent instance destruction
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 7 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nfnetlink_log: cope with concurrent instance destruction Instances are refcounted. However, only memory release happens on the 1 -> 0 transition; the unlink from hashes can occur with any refcount. Uncooperative userspace can force a situation where a queue is pending for destruction from netlink event while a different socket with same portid processes an UNBIND request. With right timing, this will unhash the instance again: Oops: general protection fault, [..] Call Trace: <TASK> nfulnl_recv_config+0x31a/0xd50 nfnetlink_rcv_msg+0x7c2/0xeb0
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.14 and later | 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.14 and later Fixed in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | 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 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97998
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-42fg-rvg7-wwj2
- 2026-10-03 Fix available: Linux/Linux@042465e7d3d3127e21f04e42c1639e2518b98915, Linux/Linux@291685fc8d2e4cf75ed3a23c810883653f407f46, Linux/Linux@3161186a2ff81288e9a5f35daf1911153764ecae +5 · CNA
- 2026-10-03 4 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5c89beaa628d6ac527c6eb2e01b2b52eb417f59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/042465e7d3d3127e21f04e42c1639e2518b98915
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/291685fc8d2e4cf75ed3a23c810883653f407f46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3161186a2ff81288e9a5f35daf1911153764ecae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0234d7ca0317be0a623300e1693cd794bbfdf8af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a7a8ac9a9f0ad0d410c901cb6f233833518844c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2dd0f1f8c4e6334699ea6382e52f6da0c7e45eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/387d744fa7e499d2c3748a4e60e02ebb24e7fb16
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Sources
- CVE-2026-97998 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-97998 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-42fg-rvg7-wwj2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-97998 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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