Bug 2502554 (CVE-2026-64078) - CVE-2026-64078 kernel: netfilter: x_tables: add and use xtables_unregister_table_exit
Summary: CVE-2026-64078 kernel: netfilter: x_tables: add and use xtables_unregister_ta...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-64078
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-07-19 17:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-20 12:38 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-19 17:05:50 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: x_tables: add and use xtables_unregister_table_exit

Previous change added xtables_unregister_table_pre_exit to detach the
table from the packetpath and to unlink it from the active table list.
In case of rmmod, userspace that is doing set/getsockopt for this table
will not be able to re-instantiate the table:
 1. The larval table has been removed already
 2. existing instantiated table is no longer on the xt pernet table list.

This adds the second stage helper:

unlink the table from the dying list, free the hook ops (if any) and do
the audit notification.  It replaces xt_unregister_table().


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