Bug 2540500 (CVE-2026-93288) - CVE-2026-93288 kernel: netfilter: nfnetlink_log: wait for rcu grace period before freeing pernet state
Summary: CVE-2026-93288 kernel: netfilter: nfnetlink_log: wait for rcu grace period be...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-93288
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-09-24 17:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-20 03:52 UTC (History)
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:76738 0 None None None 2026-10-07 20:28:47 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:76739 0 None None None 2026-10-08 09:50:38 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:85773 0 None None None 2026-10-20 03:52:06 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:85774 0 None None None 2026-10-20 03:42:49 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-24 17:02:13 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nfnetlink_log: wait for rcu grace period before freeing pernet state

sashiko reports: "nfnl_log_net_exit() calls nf_log_unset(), which
clears the logger pointer without an RCU grace period.  Immediately after,
ops_free_list() frees the per-net state while concurrent packets might
still be executing nf_log_packet() under rcu_read_lock()."

Clear the pointer via .pre_exit to make sure rcu readers have completed
before pernet storage is free'd.  The change in nf_log_syslog.c is only
done for consistency: it doesn't use pernet data.

Comment 3 Jon Orris 2026-10-07 20:28:45 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:76738 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76738

Comment 4 Jon Orris 2026-10-08 09:50:37 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:76739 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76739

Comment 5 Jon Orris 2026-10-20 03:42:47 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:85774 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85774

Comment 6 Jon Orris 2026-10-20 03:52:03 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:85773 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85773


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