CVE-2026-53000
published 2026-06-24CVE-2026-53000: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nat: use kfree_rcu to release ops Florian Westphal says: "Historically this is…
PriorityP340high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.13%
3.0th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nat: use kfree_rcu to release ops
Florian Westphal says:
"Historically this is not an issue, even for normal base hooks: the data
path doesn't use the original nf_hook_ops that are used to register the
callbacks.
However, in v5.14 I added the ability to dump the active netfilter
hooks from userspace.
This code will peek back into the nf_hook_ops that are available
at the tail of the pointer-array blob used by the datapath.
The nat hooks are special, because they are called indirectly from
the central nat dispatcher hook. They are currently invisible to
the nfnl hook dump subsystem though.
But once that changes the nat ops structures have to be deferred too."
Update nf_nat_register_fn() to deal with partial exposition of the hooks
from error path which can be also an issue for nfnetlink_hook.
Affected
17 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= e2cf17d3774c323ef6dab6e9f7c0cfc5e742afd9 < 32fdd2e38e7435a368d88f5977a7d6585ebc8b0e | 32fdd2e38e7435a368d88f5977a7d6585ebc8b0e |
| linux | linux | >= e2cf17d3774c323ef6dab6e9f7c0cfc5e742afd9 < 3c7511f38ab511b791196b13ae48bf4973bf7dfd | 3c7511f38ab511b791196b13ae48bf4973bf7dfd |
| linux | linux | >= e2cf17d3774c323ef6dab6e9f7c0cfc5e742afd9 < 6eda0d771f94267f73f57c94630aa47e90957915 | 6eda0d771f94267f73f57c94630aa47e90957915 |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.14 < 6.18.33 | 6.18.33 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.19 < 7.0.10 | 7.0.10 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-gcp | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-gke | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-hwe-7.0 | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-ibm | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-oem-7.0 | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-oracle | — | — |
| ubuntu | linux-realtime | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_redhat7.0HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.0HIGH
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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CVE-2026-64107 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- x86 platform drivers;
- PSP security protocol;
- ARM32 architecture;
- ARM64 architecture;
- MIPS architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- User-Mode Linux (UML);
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-07-20·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2026-46108 [HIGH] Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- PSP security protocol;
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- User-Mode Linux (UML);
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- Intel NPU Driver;
- DRBD D
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-07-20·CVSS 2.0
CVE-2026-46073 [LOW] Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in
the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-54505)
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle shared page
fragments during socket buffer operations, collectively known as Dirty
Frag. A logic flaw existed in the XFRM ESP-in-TC
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-07-20·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2026-46113 [HIGH] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
It was discovered that some AMD Zen 2 processors did not properly isolate
shared resources in the operation cache. A local attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt instructions executed at a higher privilege
level, resulting in privilege escalation. (CVE-2025-54518)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.
An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.
This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- PSP security protocol;
- ARM64 architecture;
- PowerPC architecture;
- RISC-V architecture;
- S390 architecture;
- User-Mode Linux (UML);
- x86 architecture;
- Block layer subsystem;
- Cryptographic API;
- Intel NPU Driver;
- DRBD Distrib
Red Hat
kernel: netfilter: nat: use kfree_rcu to release ops
vendor_redhat·2026-06-24·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2026-53000 [HIGH] CWE-763 kernel: netfilter: nat: use kfree_rcu to release ops
kernel: netfilter: nat: use kfree_rcu to release ops
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's netfilter component, specifically within the Network Address Translation (NAT) subsystem. This vulnerability involves improper memory management when releasing network filter operation structures. This could potentially allow an attacker to cause a system crash, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS), or to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information due to the partial exposure of internal hook data during error handling.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterpr
VulDB
Linux Kernel up to 6.18.32/7.0.9 netfilter nf_nat_register_fn privilege escalation (WID-SEC-2026-2077)
vuldb·2026-06-26
CVE-2026-53000 [CRITICAL] Linux Kernel up to 6.18.32/7.0.9 netfilter nf_nat_register_fn privilege escalation (WID-SEC-2026-2077)
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.18.32/7.0.9. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is the function nf_nat_register_fn of the component netfilter. Performing a manipulation results in privilege escalation.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-53000. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no available exploit.
Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
GHSA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nat: use kfree_rcu to release ops Florian Westphal says: "Historically this is not an issue, even for normal base hook
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-06-24
CVE-2026-53000 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nat: use kfree_rcu to release ops Florian Westphal says: "Historically this is not an issue, even for normal base hook
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nat: use kfree_rcu to release ops
Florian Westphal says:
"Historically this is not an issue, even for normal base hooks: the data
path doesn't use the original nf_hook_ops that are used to register the
callbacks.
However, in v5.14 I added the ability to dump the active netfilter
hooks from userspace.
This code will peek back into the nf_hook_ops that are available
at the tail of the pointer-array blob used by the datapath.
The nat hooks are special, because they are called indirectly from
the central nat dispatcher hook. They are currently invisible to
the nfnl hook dump subsystem though.
But once that changes the nat ops structures have to be deferred too."
Update nf_nat_register_fn() to deal with parti
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32fdd2e38e7435a368d88f5977a7d6585ebc8b0ehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c7511f38ab511b791196b13ae48bf4973bf7dfdhttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6eda0d771f94267f73f57c94630aa47e90957915https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53000https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492273https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53000.json
2026-06-24
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