CVE-2026-23412
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: bpf: defer hook memory release until rcu readers are done Yiming Qian reports UaF when concurrent process is dumping hooks via nfnetlink_hooks: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in nfnl_hook_dump_one.isra.0+0xe71/0x10f0 Read of size 8 at addr ffff888003edbf88 by task poc/79 Call Trace: <TASK> nfnl_hook_dump_one.isra.0+0xe71/0x10f0 netlink_dump+0x554/0x12b0 nfnl_hook_get+0x176/0x230 [..] Defer release until after concurrent readers have completed.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-416 · Use after free
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.130
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.78
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.20
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.10
- Linux Kernel 6.4
- Linux Kernel 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24f90fa3994b992d1a09003a3db2599330a5232a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54244d54a971c26a0cd0a9073460ff71f3c51b32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c25e0dec366ae99b7264324ce3c7cbaea34691f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb2bf5efdb02a2a59faf603604a1066e8266f349
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d016c216bc75c45128160593a77b864a04dbe7c0
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24f90fa3994b992d1a09003a3db2599330a5232a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54244d54a971c26a0cd0a9073460ff71f3c51b32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c25e0dec366ae99b7264324ce3c7cbaea34691f9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb2bf5efdb02a2a59faf603604a1066e8266f349
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d016c216bc75c45128160593a77b864a04dbe7c0