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7.8 High
CVE-2026-23111

Linux vulnerability

Linux

Status
  • Not in CISA KEV
  • Vendor fix available
Exploit probabilityEPSSchecked 25 Oct
0.5%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

Higher than 43% of scored CVEs

SeverityCVSS
7.8High

Description NVD

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: fix inverted genmask check in nft_map_catchall_activate() nft_map_catchall_activate() has an inverted element activity check compared to its non-catchall counterpart nft_mapelem_activate() and compared to what is logically required. nft_map_catchall_activate() is called from the abort path to re-activate catchall map elements that were deactivated during a failed transaction. It should skip elements that are already active (they don't need re-activation) and process elements that are inactive (they need to be restored). Instead, the current code does the opposite: it skips inactive elements and processes active ones. Compare the non-catchall activate callback, which is correct: nft_mapelem_activate(): if (nft_set_elem_active(ext, iter->genmask)) return 0; / skip active, process inactive / With the buggy catchall version: nft_map_catchall_activate(): if (!nft_set_elem_active(ext, genmask)) continue; / skip inactive, process active / The consequence is that when a DELSET operation is aborted, nft_setelem_data_activate() is never called for the catchall

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CVE-2026-23111 coverage
Published (UTC)OutletHeadline
Tue 9 Jun · 08:41 UTCSecurity AffairsCVE-2026-23111 flaw in Linux nf_tables lets local users gain root
Tue 9 Jun · 15:26 UTCArs TechnicaLinux Kernel Bug Lets Unprivileged Users Escalate to Root
First in our coverage: Security Affairs, 9 JunRSS feed
  1. Linux Kernel Bug Lets Unprivileged Users Escalate to RootArs Technica
  2. CVE-2026-23111 flaw in Linux nf_tables lets local users gain rootSecurity Affairs · first in our coverage

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