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CVE-2025-38678
published 2025-09-03

CVE-2025-38678: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: reject duplicate device on updates A chain/flowtable update with…

PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.23%
13.8th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: reject duplicate device on updates A chain/flowtable update with duplicated devices in the same batch is possible. Unfortunately, netdev event path only removes the first device that is found, leaving unregistered the hook of the duplicated device. Check if a duplicated device exists in the transaction batch, bail out with EEXIST in such case. WARNING is hit when unregistering the hook: [49042.221275] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 8425 at net/netfilter/core.c:340 nf_hook_entry_head+0xaa/0x150 [49042.221375] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 8425 Comm: nft Tainted: G S 6.16.0+ #170 PREEMPT(full) [...] [49042.221382] RIP: 0010:nf_hook_entry_head+0xaa/0x150

Affected

27 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.159-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.159-1 (bookworm)
debianlinux-6.1< linux 6.1.159-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.159-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 < 0521e694d5b80899fba8695881a6349f9bc538cb0521e694d5b80899fba8695881a6349f9bc538cb
linuxlinux>= 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 < 4681960bc0f4f8bcc782cbf2fd205f48ad314dfd4681960bc0f4f8bcc782cbf2fd205f48ad314dfd
linuxlinux>= 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 < 4ce2a0c3b8497a66cfc25fc7ca3d087258a785d24ce2a0c3b8497a66cfc25fc7ca3d087258a785d2
linuxlinux>= 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 < 3f358a66a04513311668ea4b40f5064e253d83863f358a66a04513311668ea4b40f5064e253d8386
linuxlinux>= 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 < cf23d531a9d496863aa4c5a0e2f71f0a23f3df3ccf23d531a9d496863aa4c5a0e2f71f0a23f3df3c
linuxlinux>= 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 < d7615bde541f16517d6790412da6ec46fa8a4c1fd7615bde541f16517d6790412da6ec46fa8a4c1f
linuxlinux>= 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 < cf5fb87fcdaaaafec55dcc0dc5a9e15ead343973cf5fb87fcdaaaafec55dcc0dc5a9e15ead343973
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.247-15.10.247-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.159-16.1.159-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.63-16.12.63-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.16.3-16.16.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.0-163.1735.15.0-163.173
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-88.896.8.0-88.89
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.8 < 6.6.1176.6.117
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.16.26.16.2
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7 < 6.12.596.12.59
msrcazl3_kernel_6.6.104.2-4_on_azure_linux_3.0
msrcazl3_kernel_6.6.112.1-2_on_azure_linux_3.0
msrcazl3_kernel_6.6.96.2-1_on_azure_linux_3.0
msrcazl3_kernel_6.6.96.2-2_on_azure_linux_3.0
msrccbl2_kernel_5.15.186.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_msrc6.0MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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