Bug 2451218 (CVE-2026-23392)

Summary: CVE-2026-23392 kernel: netfilter: nf_tables: release flowtable after rcu grace period on error
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's netfilter component, specifically within the nf_tables subsystem. An error in releasing a flowtable after an RCU (Read-Copy-Update) grace period could lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. This issue could expose the flowtable to the packet path and nfnetlink_hook control plane, potentially allowing a local attacker to cause a system crash (Denial of Service) or achieve arbitrary code execution.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-25 11:05:17 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nf_tables: release flowtable after rcu grace period on error

Call synchronize_rcu() after unregistering the hooks from error path,
since a hook that already refers to this flowtable can be already
registered, exposing this flowtable to packet path and nfnetlink_hook
control plane.

This error path is rare, it should only happen by reaching the maximum
number hooks or by failing to set up to hardware offload, just call
synchronize_rcu().

There is a check for already used device hooks by different flowtable
that could result in EEXIST at this late stage. The hook parser can be
updated to perform this check earlier to this error path really becomes
rarely exercised.

Uncovered by KASAN reported as use-after-free from nfnetlink_hook path
when dumping hooks.

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2026-05-28 01:19:53 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:21557 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21557

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2026-05-28 01:23:58 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:21556 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21556

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-04 10:22:40 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:23237 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23237

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-04 12:16:40 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:23224 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23224

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-08 03:03:25 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:24343 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24343

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-10 20:00:16 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:25120 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25120

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-10 21:39:01 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:25121 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25121

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-17 01:13:56 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:26462 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26462

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-17 06:33:32 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:26515 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26515

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-17 09:18:41 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Via RHSA-2026:26535 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26535

Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-17 11:58:28 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2026:26563 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26563

Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2026-06-17 13:19:44 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Via RHSA-2026:26570 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26570