CVE-2026-43084
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-416
Use After Free
Publication date:
06/05/2026
Last modified:
20/05/2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
netfilter: nfnetlink_queue: make hash table per queue<br />
<br />
Sharing a global hash table among all queues is tempting, but<br />
it can cause crash:<br />
<br />
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in nfqnl_recv_verdict+0x11ac/0x15e0 [nfnetlink_queue]<br />
[..]<br />
nfqnl_recv_verdict+0x11ac/0x15e0 [nfnetlink_queue]<br />
nfnetlink_rcv_msg+0x46a/0x930<br />
kmem_cache_alloc_node_noprof+0x11e/0x450<br />
<br />
struct nf_queue_entry is freed via kfree, but parallel cpu can still<br />
encounter such an nf_queue_entry when walking the list.<br />
<br />
Alternative fix is to free the nf_queue_entry via kfree_rcu() instead,<br />
but as we have to alloc/free for each skb this will cause more mem<br />
pressure.
Impact
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12.75 (including) | 6.12.83 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.18.14 (including) | 6.18.24 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.19.4 (including) | 6.19.14 (excluding) |
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