Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72255 records a High severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in netfilter: nf_queue: pin bridge device while NFQUEUE holds fake dst. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic), 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), Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <430521af7fe8a9c08f5a2554224a35f11f51d99e || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <3f03a2d225c668283110ad5f9ff159ba4591e2c7 || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <01ace27af47801dd7f6b839e782b62863af979cc || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <0ca505346c5e2905ab7b5313af801fcf38f594a8 || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <47b3af24de5fbed4bf2952de0f5294ef1a338a26 || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <c9c9b37f8c5505224e8d206184df3bb668ee00cf | 430521af7fe8a9c08f5a2554224a35f11f51d99e, 3f03a2d225c668283110ad5f9ff159ba4591e2c7, 01ace27af47801dd7f6b839e782b62863af979cc, 0ca505346c5e2905ab7b5313af801fcf38f594a8, 47b3af24de5fbed4bf2952de0f5294ef1a338a26, c9c9b37f8c5505224e8d206184df3bb668ee00cf |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <8dc51351472825500145eed5bddfb88b2ec32008 || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <430521af7fe8a9c08f5a2554224a35f11f51d99e || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <3f03a2d225c668283110ad5f9ff159ba4591e2c7 || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <01ace27af47801dd7f6b839e782b62863af979cc || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <0ca505346c5e2905ab7b5313af801fcf38f594a8 || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <47b3af24de5fbed4bf2952de0f5294ef1a338a26 || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <c9c9b37f8c5505224e8d206184df3bb668ee00cf | 8dc51351472825500145eed5bddfb88b2ec32008, 430521af7fe8a9c08f5a2554224a35f11f51d99e, 3f03a2d225c668283110ad5f9ff159ba4591e2c7, 01ace27af47801dd7f6b839e782b62863af979cc, 0ca505346c5e2905ab7b5313af801fcf38f594a8, 47b3af24de5fbed4bf2952de0f5294ef1a338a26, c9c9b37f8c5505224e8d206184df3bb668ee00cf |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 3.18 | Not reported |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <4e56d3d60d3192ef0a0c08e8b433636690189384 || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <8dc51351472825500145eed5bddfb88b2ec32008 || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <430521af7fe8a9c08f5a2554224a35f11f51d99e || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <3f03a2d225c668283110ad5f9ff159ba4591e2c7 || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <01ace27af47801dd7f6b839e782b62863af979cc || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <0ca505346c5e2905ab7b5313af801fcf38f594a8 || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <47b3af24de5fbed4bf2952de0f5294ef1a338a26 || >=34666d467cbf1e2e3c7bb15a63eccfb582cdd71f <c9c9b37f8c5505224e8d206184df3bb668ee00cf | 4e56d3d60d3192ef0a0c08e8b433636690189384, 8dc51351472825500145eed5bddfb88b2ec32008, 430521af7fe8a9c08f5a2554224a35f11f51d99e, 3f03a2d225c668283110ad5f9ff159ba4591e2c7, 01ace27af47801dd7f6b839e782b62863af979cc, 0ca505346c5e2905ab7b5313af801fcf38f594a8, 47b3af24de5fbed4bf2952de0f5294ef1a338a26, c9c9b37f8c5505224e8d206184df3bb668ee00cf |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_queue: pin bridge device while NFQUEUE holds fake dst The br_netfilter fake rtable is embedded in struct net_bridge and is attached to bridged packets with skb_dst_set_noref(). If such a packet is queued to NFQUEUE, __nf_queue() upgrades that fake dst with skb_dst_force(). At that point the queued skb can hold a real dst reference after bridge teardown has started. The problem is not that every bridged packet needs its own dst reference. The problem is that NFQUEUE can keep the bridge private fake dst alive after unregister begins. Fix this by keeping the bridge fake dst model unchanged and pinning the bridge master device only while the packet sits in NFQUEUE. Record the bridge device in nf_queue_entry when the queued skb carries a bridge fake dst, take a device reference for the queue lifetime, and drop it when the queue entry is freed. Also make sure queued entries are reaped when that bridge device goes down, and drop the redundant nf_bridge_info_exists() test from the fake dst detection. This keeps netdev_priv(br->dev) alive until verdict completion, so the embedded fake rtable and its metrics backing storage cannot be freed out from under dst_release(). It also avoids the constant refcount bump and avoids using ipv4-specific dst helpers for IPv6 bridge traffic.
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