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CVE-2025-71160
published 2026-01-23

CVE-2025-71160: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: avoid chain re-validation if possible Hamza Mahfooz reports cpu soft…

PriorityP421medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.16%
6.0th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: avoid chain re-validation if possible Hamza Mahfooz reports cpu soft lock-ups in nft_chain_validate(): watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#1 stuck for 27s! [iptables-nft-re:37547] [..] RIP: 0010:nft_chain_validate+0xcb/0x110 [nf_tables] [..] nft_immediate_validate+0x36/0x50 [nf_tables] nft_chain_validate+0xc9/0x110 [nf_tables] nft_immediate_validate+0x36/0x50 [nf_tables] nft_chain_validate+0xc9/0x110 [nf_tables] nft_immediate_validate+0x36/0x50 [nf_tables] nft_chain_validate+0xc9/0x110 [nf_tables] nft_immediate_validate+0x36/0x50 [nf_tables] nft_chain_validate+0xc9/0x110 [nf_tables] nft_immediate_validate+0x36/0x50 [nf_tables] nft_chain_validate+0xc9/0x110 [nf_tables] nft_immediate_validate+0x36/0x50 [nf_tables] nft_chain_validate+0xc9/0x110 [nf_tables] nft_table_validate+0x6b/0xb0 [nf_tables] nf_tables_validate+0x8b/0xa0 [nf_tables] nf_tables_commit+0x1df/0x1eb0 [nf_tables] [..] Currently nf_tables will traverse the entire table (chain graph), starting from the entry points (base chains), exploring all possible paths (chain jumps). But there are cases where we could avoid revalidation. Consider: 1 input -> j2 -> j3 2 input -> j2 -> j3 3 input -> j1 -> j2 -> j3 Then the second rule does not need to revalidate j2, and, by extension j3, because this was already checked during validation of the first rule. We need to validate it only for rule 3. This is needed because chain loop detection also ensures we do not exceed the jump stack: Just because we know that j2 is cycle free, its last jump might now exceed the allowed stack size. We also need to update all reachable chains with the new largest observed call depth. Care has to be taken to revalidate even if the chain depth won't be an issue: chain validation also ensures that expressions are not called from invalid base chains. For example, the masquerade expression can only be called from NAT postrouting base chains. Theref

Affected

42 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.18.8-1 (forky)linux 6.18.8-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= a654de8fdc1815676ab750e70cab231fc814c29f < 53de1e6cde8f9b791d9cf61aa0e7b02cf5bbe8b153de1e6cde8f9b791d9cf61aa0e7b02cf5bbe8b1
linuxlinux>= a654de8fdc1815676ab750e70cab231fc814c29f < 14fa3d1927f1382f86e3f70a51f26005c8e3cff614fa3d1927f1382f86e3f70a51f26005c8e3cff6
linuxlinux>= a654de8fdc1815676ab750e70cab231fc814c29f < 09d6074995c186e449979fe6c1b0f1a69cf9bd3b09d6074995c186e449979fe6c1b0f1a69cf9bd3b
linuxlinux>= a654de8fdc1815676ab750e70cab231fc814c29f < 8e1a1bc4f5a42747c08130b8242ebebd1210b32f8e1a1bc4f5a42747c08130b8242ebebd1210b32f
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.69-16.12.69-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.18.8-16.18.8-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.18 < 6.6.1216.6.121
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.18.66.18.6
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7 < 6.12.666.12.66
ubuntulinux
ubuntulinux-aws
ubuntulinux-aws-fips
ubuntulinux-azure
ubuntulinux-azure-6.17
ubuntulinux-azure-6.8
ubuntulinux-azure-fde-6.17
ubuntulinux-azure-fips
ubuntulinux-fips
ubuntulinux-gcp
ubuntulinux-gcp-6.17
ubuntulinux-gcp-fips
ubuntulinux-gke

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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