Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: do not allow CHAIN_ID to refer to another table When doing lookups for chains on the same batch by using its ID, a chain from a different table can be used. If a rule is added to a table but refers to a chain in a different table, it will be linked to the chain in table2, but would have expressions referring to objects in table1. Then, when table1 is removed, the rule will not be removed as its linked to a chain in table2. When expressions in the rule are processed or removed, that will lead to a use-after-free. When looking for chains by ID, use the table that was used for the lookup by name, and only return chains belonging to that same table.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f49613a213d918af790c1276f79da741968de11 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/58e863f64ee3d0879297e5e53b646e4b91e59620 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/91501513016903077f91033fa5d2aa26cac399b2 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/95f466d22364a33d183509629d0879885b4f547e Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e7dcb88ec8e85e4a8ad0ea494ea2f90f32d2583 Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 14 · as of 7 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-416
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