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CVE-2026-53212

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-416 Use After Free
Publication date:
25/06/2026
Last modified:
02/07/2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br /> <br /> netfilter: nft_tunnel: fix use-after-free on object destroy<br /> <br /> nft_tunnel_obj_destroy() calls metadata_dst_free() which directly<br /> kfree()s the metadata_dst, ignoring the dst_entry refcount. Packets<br /> that took a reference via dst_hold() in nft_tunnel_obj_eval() and<br /> are still queued (e.g. in a netem qdisc) are left with a dangling<br /> pointer. When these packets are eventually dequeued, dst_release()<br /> operates on freed memory.<br /> <br /> Replace metadata_dst_free() with dst_release() so the metadata_dst<br /> is freed only after all references are dropped. The dst subsystem<br /> already handles metadata_dst cleanup in dst_destroy() when<br /> DST_METADATA is set.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.80 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 4.19 (including) 5.10.259 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 5.11 (including) 5.15.210 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 5.16 (including) 6.1.176 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.2 (including) 6.6.143 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.7 (including) 6.12.94 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.13 (including) 6.18.36 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.19 (including) 7.0.13 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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