CVE-2026-52920netfilter: xt_policy: fix strict mode inbound policy matching
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: xt_policy: fix strict mode inbound policy matching match_policy_in() walks sec_path entries from the last transform to the first one, but strict policy matching needs to consume info->pol[] in the same forward order as the rule layout. Derive the strict-match policy position from the number of transforms already consumed so that multi-element inbound rules are matched consistently.
- CVSS
- 8.3 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from c4b885139203d37f76662c37ae645fe8e0f4e4e5 before eb323f7b82d2e2f638de0cc2a177803eb20e0707; from c4b885139203d37f76662c37ae645fe8e0f4e4e5 before fc1c518bb1f054831ecabb32da9b8e1dff9699c6; from c4b885139203d37f76662c37ae645fe8e0f4e4e5 before f98b7f85e04b40e28b08c461ded0cc79f14f5509; from c4b885139203d37f76662c37ae645fe8e0f4e4e5 before 82664d0f1ba25e4f9a71994954abae24c60f4067; from c4b885139203d37f76662c37ae645fe8e0f4e4e5 before b130a6eefa02bd4d475f2f059da8bcfb3e7d18d9; from c4b885139203d37f76662c37ae645fe8e0f4e4e5 before 938867e870fb5471bb16f442aeac81326e05bf65; from c4b885139203d37f76662c37ae645fe8e0f4e4e5 before 392cc1d8408b5665215c1e9290bbf0f92339b043; from c4b885139203d37f76662c37ae645fe8e0f4e4e5 before 4b2b4d7d4e203c92db8966b163edfacb1f0e1e29 | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 2.6.17 before 5.10.258; from 5.11 before 5.15.209; from 5.16 before 6.1.175; from 6.2 before 6.6.141; from 6.7 before 6.12.91; from 6.13 before 6.18.33; from 6.19 before 7.0.10; 7.1 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb323f7b82d2e2f638de0cc2a177803eb20e0707patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc1c518bb1f054831ecabb32da9b8e1dff9699c6patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f98b7f85e04b40e28b08c461ded0cc79f14f5509patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82664d0f1ba25e4f9a71994954abae24c60f4067patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b130a6eefa02bd4d475f2f059da8bcfb3e7d18d9patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/938867e870fb5471bb16f442aeac81326e05bf65patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/392cc1d8408b5665215c1e9290bbf0f92339b043patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b2b4d7d4e203c92db8966b163edfacb1f0e1e29patch
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