CVE-2026-97608netfilter: nf_log: unregister loggers before per-net teardown
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_log: unregister loggers before per-net teardown nf_log_syslog and nfnetlink_log unregister their per-network namespace operations before unregistering their global logger backends. This leaves a window where a sysctl or netlink writer can rebind the still- registered logger after the per-net pre-exit callback cleared the old selection. The race looks like this: CPU 0 CPU 1 ---- ---- unregister_pernet_subsys() nf_log_unset(net, logger) net->nf.nf_loggers[pf] = NULL lock nf_log_mutex find logger in loggers[][] net->nf.nf_loggers[pf] = logger unlock nf_log_mutex nf_log_unregister(logger) lock nf_log_mutex loggers[pf][type] = NULL unlock nf_log_mutex synchronize_rcu() module exit returns module core frees backend memory Later, a sysctl read or packet logging operation can dereference the stale per-net logger pointer. Fix this by unregistering the global logger backends before tearing down per-net state. Once the global registrations are gone, later writers can no longer rebind the logger. unregister_pernet_subsys() already waits for an RCU grace period after the pre-exit callback clears the per-net selection, while nf_log_unregister() continues to cover readers of the global logger table. Apply this ordering fix to both nf_log backends that combine per-net teardown with global logger registration.
- CVSS
- 7.0 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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
- Received
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 5b023fc8d8e0997e0b7ea6506d243afd5478c96e before 51417230716b73f6aa1dc402b3a56d3382a694dc; from 5b023fc8d8e0997e0b7ea6506d243afd5478c96e before b0514ca1ee6f2b708d6c602ea946acdfc6a90e24; from 5b023fc8d8e0997e0b7ea6506d243afd5478c96e before 90166834b7dc6131aa42b6b14b8b4ed47be97079; from 5b023fc8d8e0997e0b7ea6506d243afd5478c96e before eaec35fae8f2052c1878a5c7cc7699d8357d79f2; from 5b023fc8d8e0997e0b7ea6506d243afd5478c96e before 64803ba0a05791cf9ca874466480e4c4cadaf7ab; from 5b023fc8d8e0997e0b7ea6506d243afd5478c96e before dce24f3a146948595bb1b86347f31e20b4975daa; 5b023fc8d8e0997e0b7ea6506d243afd5478c96e builds before 2c018cc4842c33f0c732962e2ab58635e8ae5823 | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51417230716b73f6aa1dc402b3a56d3382a694dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0514ca1ee6f2b708d6c602ea946acdfc6a90e24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90166834b7dc6131aa42b6b14b8b4ed47be97079
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaec35fae8f2052c1878a5c7cc7699d8357d79f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64803ba0a05791cf9ca874466480e4c4cadaf7ab
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dce24f3a146948595bb1b86347f31e20b4975daa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c018cc4842c33f0c732962e2ab58635e8ae5823
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