CVE-2026-45897
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_counter: serialize reset with spinlock Add a global static spinlock to serialize counter fetch+reset operations, preventing concurrent dump-and-reset from underrunning values. The lock is taken before fetching the total so that two parallel resets cannot both read the same counter values and then both subtract them. A global lock is used for simplicity since resets are infrequent. If this becomes a bottleneck, it can be replaced with a per-net lock later.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of 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: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.2
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.4
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cdc6d5a26f2d1f7f15a43526841b679445c32e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/779c60a5190c42689534172f4b49e927c9959e4e
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cdc6d5a26f2d1f7f15a43526841b679445c32e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48cf7918d10c66cb6b05226fa3fa5daf0c891089
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/779c60a5190c42689534172f4b49e927c9959e4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd968dcdec6aee79a2d399e4f6e0eca63c3b45e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de6601f1374fab124cd9276df6671f64d940ceb4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e13194e60217db02c2e7202375d9e5951267d87b