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CVE-2026-23278

VendorlinuxProductlinux kernelDiscoveredMar 20, 2026UpdatedOct 30, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: always walk all pending catchall elements During transaction processing we might have more than one catchall element: 1 live catchall element and 1 pending element that is coming as part of the new batch. If the map holding the catchall elements is also going away, its required to toggle all catchall elements and not just the first viable candidate. Otherwise, we get: WARNING: ./include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h:1281 at nft_data_release+0xb7/0xe0 [nf_tables], CPU#2: nft/1404 RIP: 0010:nft_data_release+0xb7/0xe0 [nf_tables] [..] __nft_set_elem_destroy+0x106/0x380 [nf_tables] nf_tables_abort_release+0x348/0x8d0 [nf_tables] nf_tables_abort+0xcf2/0x3ac0 [nf_tables] nfnetlink_rcv_batch+0x9c9/0x20e0 [..]

CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.22%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
26
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 26, 2026
▲ 0.06pp
0.17% → 0.22% over 3 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
28 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Mar 20, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Oct 30, 2026
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8490-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8491-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 1, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8493-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8497-1: Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8498-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8499-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities
Jul 2, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8493-2: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Jul 6, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8508-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Jul 6, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities
Jul 9, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8490-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 9, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-4: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 10, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8492-5: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Jul 10, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8527-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 10, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8528-1: Linux kernel (Xilinx ZynqMP) vulnerabilities
Jul 15, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8545-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Jul 15, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8546-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Jul 15, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8547-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8604-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8605-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8606-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8607-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8609-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8547-2: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Jul 28, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8619-1: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities