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The nf_tables security tag covers recent Linux kernel vulnerabilities in the netfilter/nf_tables subsystem, specifically concurrency and memory-safety bugs related to RCU (Read-Copy-Update) synchronization. Tagged threads discuss CVEs such as CVE-2026-46324, CVE-2026-31665, and CVE-2026-23272, which involve use-after-free, race conditions, and improper list handling in nftables hook removal, connection-tracking timeout objects, and set element accounting. These issues affect Linux firewall deployments, container hosts, routers, and WSL environments. The content emphasizes the operational seriousness of subtle RCU bugs in packet filtering and the importance of timely kernel patching, even when CVSS scores are not yet assigned.
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    CVE-2026-46324 nf_tables RCU list_del_rcu Fix: Linux Firewall Concurrency Risk

    CVE-2026-46324, published by NVD on June 9, 2026, is a newly recorded Linux kernel netfilter/nf_tables vulnerability fixed by changing hook removal paths to use list_del_rcu() when netlink dumpers may still be walking the same lists. The bug is not yet scored by NVD, which means defenders do not...
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    • linux kernel nftables nf_tables security rcu synchronization
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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    CVE-2026-31665: Netfilter nftables Use-After-Free—RCU Fix for Linux Admins

    CVE-2026-31665 is a newly published Linux kernel vulnerability in netfilter, the packet-filtering framework that underpins nftables, conntrack, NAT, and many Linux firewall deployments. The bug is a use-after-free in the nftables connection-tracking timeout object destruction path, where the...
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    • linux kernel netfilter nf_tables security rcu use-after-free
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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    CVE-2026-23272 Fixes nf_tables RCU Race in Linux Kernel Sets

    This latest Linux kernel CVE is a reminder that the most dangerous bugs are not always the loudest ones. CVE-2026-23272 affects netfilter’s nf_tables subsystem, where a subtle accounting and lifetime bug could let a set element be published and then removed without waiting for an RCU grace...
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    • linux kernel nf_tables security packet filtering rcu race condition
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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