Search/CVE-2026-23231
● CVE — High

CVE-2026-23231

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredMar 4, 2026UpdatedJul 14, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: fix use-after-free in nf_tables_addchain() nf_tables_addchain() publishes the chain to table->chains via list_add_tail_rcu() (in nft_chain_add()) before registering hooks. If nf_tables_register_hook() then fails, the error path calls nft_chain_del() (list_del_rcu()) followed by nf_tables_chain_destroy() with no RCU grace period in between. This creates two use-after-free conditions: 1) Control-plane: nf_tables_dump_chains() traverses table->chains under rcu_read_lock(). A concurrent dump can still be walking the chain when the error path frees it. 2) Packet path: for NFPROTO_INET, nf_register_net_hook() briefly installs the IPv4 hook before IPv6 registration fails. Packets entering nft_do_chain() via…

CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
1.04%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
10
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 31, 2026
▲ 0.26pp
0.79% → 1.04% over 5 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
12 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Mar 4, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Jul 14, 2026
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8244-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8245-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8254-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8257-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8258-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8260-1: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
May 7, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8261-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities
May 11, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8254-2: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
May 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8254-3: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Jul 6, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8508-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities