Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52988
Published: June 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135390
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52988
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in nf_tables commit phase hook list handling in netfilter when publishing new hooks while concurrent netlink dump list traversal via rcu is in progress. A local user can trigger concurrent ruleset updates to cause a denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-52988
Install security update from vendor's repository.