SB20260720151 - Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Linux kernel netfilter

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Improper control of a resource through its lifetime (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64078)

CWE-ID: CWE-664 - Improper control of a resource through its lifetime

CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper state management in the netfilter x_tables table unregistration logic when handling set/getsockopt operations during table teardown. A local user can trigger concurrent table access during module or network namespace teardown to cause a denial of service.

The issue occurs because a table detached during the pre-exit stage is no longer visible on the active per-network table list while teardown is still in progress.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8026e5163cca1d1db436c7bfb89ddea8b5e8c2cf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86ee5bc9c0f0e652e19f395675a432de11b75514
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4597d5fd7d2f8cebfffd40dffb5e003cc78964c