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CVE-2026-23278

HIGH CVSS 3.1: 7.8 EPSS 0.02%
Updated Apr 02, 2026
Linux
Parameter Value
CVSS 7.8 (HIGH)
Affected Versions 4.19.316 — 7.0-rc4
Fixed In 6.18.19
Vendor Linux
Public PoC No

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 [..]

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Local
Requires local access
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v3.1

Vulnerable Products 9

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.4 6.18.19
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.4 6.19.9
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.4 7.0-rc4
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.19.316
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4.262
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.10.188
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.15.121
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1.36
Linux Linux_Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.3.10