Answer in brief
CVE-2026-23412 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in netfilter: bpf: defer hook memory release until rcu readers are done. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.4 | Not reported |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=84601d6ee68ae820dec97450934797046d62db4b <d016c216bc75c45128160593a77b864a04dbe7c0 || >=84601d6ee68ae820dec97450934797046d62db4b <cb2bf5efdb02a2a59faf603604a1066e8266f349 || >=84601d6ee68ae820dec97450934797046d62db4b <c25e0dec366ae99b7264324ce3c7cbaea34691f9 || >=84601d6ee68ae820dec97450934797046d62db4b <54244d54a971c26a0cd0a9073460ff71f3c51b32 || >=84601d6ee68ae820dec97450934797046d62db4b <24f90fa3994b992d1a09003a3db2599330a5232a | d016c216bc75c45128160593a77b864a04dbe7c0, cb2bf5efdb02a2a59faf603604a1066e8266f349, c25e0dec366ae99b7264324ce3c7cbaea34691f9, 54244d54a971c26a0cd0a9073460ff71f3c51b32, 24f90fa3994b992d1a09003a3db2599330a5232a |
Published upstream
Apr 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 16, 2026
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.
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