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High 7.1Published Jun 24, 2026

CVE-2026-52988netfilter: nf_tables: join hook list via splice_list_rcu() in commit phase

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: join hook list via splice_list_rcu() in commit phase Publish new hooks in the list into the basechain/flowtable using splice_list_rcu() to ensure netlink dump list traversal via rcu is safe while concurrent ruleset update is going on.

CVSS
7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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
Modified
Record last updated
Oct 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Linux Linux
linux:linux (from the name)
from 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 before ed8d3bd8272e49ea987100de2abfb13710329a9b; 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 builds before 8fdd2204503ab1ce07dc000c277e2c3edf96a67b; from 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 before 5593c640f9daedec8de61555c41e1019fa675aa6; 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 builds before 00e370627f2e1fb3585f9d26348b1abddc75442b; 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 builds before 28ecfb3d1fe8dea70319de7051cb6718c25b5b52; from 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 before a557816c6e38e9473d99aa9ea8c662f55fc85847; from 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 before 1346be9379639c30877083b12747d4eacb83c24f; from 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 before a6134e62dba2ea4f760b29d5226907f447c92400
CNA record
linux linux_kernel
linux:linux_kernel
from 5.8 before 7.0.10; 7.1
NVD

References

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