CVE-2026-97608

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This\nleaves a window where a sysctl or netlink writer can rebind the still-\nregistered logger after the per-net pre-exit callback cleared the old\nselection.\n\nThe race looks like this:\n\n CPU 0 CPU 1\n ---- ----\n unregister_pernet_subsys()\n nf_log_unset(net, logger)\n net->nf.nf_loggers[pf] = NULL\n\n lock nf_log_mutex\n find logger in loggers[][]\n net->nf.nf_loggers[pf] = logger\n unlock nf_log_mutex\n\n nf_log_unregister(logger)\n lock nf_log_mutex\n loggers[pf][type] = NULL\n unlock nf_log_mutex\n synchronize_rcu()\n module exit returns\n module core frees backend memory\n\nLater, a sysctl read or packet logging operation can dereference the\nstale per-net logger pointer.\n\nFix this by unregistering the global logger backends before tearing down\nper-net state. Once the global registrations are gone, later writers can\nno longer rebind the logger. unregister_pernet_subsys() already waits\nfor an RCU grace period after the pre-exit callback clears the per-net\nselection, while nf_log_unregister() continues to cover readers of the\nglobal logger table.\n\nApply this ordering fix to both nf_log backends that combine per-net\nteardown with global logger registration."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 7, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - Both sides of the race are local. One is module exit (nf_log_syslog_exit or nfnetlink_log_fini through delete_module). The other is a write to the net.netfilter.nf_log.<pf> sysctl, handled by nf_log_proc_dostring(), or an NFULNL_CFG_CMD_PF_BIND message over nfnetlink. No remote peer supplies anything that causes the stale nf_loggers[] pointer.\nAC:H - The attacker controls the rebind side, but the other side is a module unload that needs init-namespace CAP_SYS_MODULE. The attacker cannot make it happen. They must win the short window between nf_log_unset() in the per-net pre-exit and nf_log_unregister() while an admin unloads the module.\nPR:L - nf_log_proc_dostring() rebinds net->nf.nf_loggers[pf] from the per-netns sysctl, which is writable in a non-init netns. The nfnetlink PF_BIND path only checks netlink_net_capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN). So user namespaces (unshare -Urn) are enough for the attacker's side.\nUI:N - No victim action on attacker-supplied content is needed. The module unload is an admin action outside the attacker's control and is already counted under AC:H.\nS:U - The stale logger pointer is used inside the same kernel. Nothing crosses a VM, IOMMU or other security boundary.\nC:H - After the module is freed, a sysctl read dereferences logger->name, and nf_log_packet() calls logger->logfn through the dangling nf_loggers[pf] pointer. This is a use-after-free of freed module memory that can be leveraged to disclose kernel memory.\nI:H - nf_log_packet() makes an indirect call through logger->logfn in the freed module's memory. If that memory is reused, this gives control-flow hijacking and memory corruption.\nA:H - Logging a packet, or reading the sysctl, after the logger module is gone faults on the unmapped or reused module memory and oopses the kernel."}]}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["net/netfilter/nf_log_syslog.c", "net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c"], "versions": [{"version": "5b023fc8d8e0997e0b7ea6506d243afd5478c96e", "lessThan": "51417230716b73f6aa1dc402b3a56d3382a694dc", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "5b023fc8d8e0997e0b7ea6506d243afd5478c96e", "lessThan": "b0514ca1ee6f2b708d6c602ea946acdfc6a90e24", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "5b023fc8d8e0997e0b7ea6506d243afd5478c96e", "lessThan": "90166834b7dc6131aa42b6b14b8b4ed47be97079", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "5b023fc8d8e0997e0b7ea6506d243afd5478c96e", "lessThan": "eaec35fae8f2052c1878a5c7cc7699d8357d79f2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "5b023fc8d8e0997e0b7ea6506d243afd5478c96e", "lessThan": "64803ba0a05791cf9ca874466480e4c4cadaf7ab", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "5b023fc8d8e0997e0b7ea6506d243afd5478c96e", "lessThan": "dce24f3a146948595bb1b86347f31e20b4975daa", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "5b023fc8d8e0997e0b7ea6506d243afd5478c96e", "lessThan": "2c018cc4842c33f0c732962e2ab58635e8ae5823", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["net/netfilter/nf_log_syslog.c", "net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c"], "versions": [{"version": "3.10", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "3.10", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "5.15.222", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.1.189", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.6.158", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.12.111", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.18.53", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "7.2.7", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "7.3", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.10", "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.222"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.10", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.189"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.10", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.158"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.10", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.111"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.10", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.53"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.10", "versionEndExcluding": "7.2.7"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "3.10", "versionEndExcluding": "7.3"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51417230716b73f6aa1dc402b3a56d3382a694dc"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0514ca1ee6f2b708d6c602ea946acdfc6a90e24"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90166834b7dc6131aa42b6b14b8b4ed47be97079"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaec35fae8f2052c1878a5c7cc7699d8357d79f2"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64803ba0a05791cf9ca874466480e4c4cadaf7ab"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dce24f3a146948595bb1b86347f31e20b4975daa"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c018cc4842c33f0c732962e2ab58635e8ae5823"}], "title": "netfilter: nf_log: unregister loggers before per-net teardown", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

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This\nleaves a window where a sysctl or netlink writer can rebind the still-\nregistered logger after the per-net pre-exit callback cleared the old\nselection.\n\nThe race looks like this:\n\n CPU 0 CPU 1\n ---- ----\n unregister_pernet_subsys()\n nf_log_unset(net, logger)\n net->nf.nf_loggers[pf] = NULL\n\n lock nf_log_mutex\n find logger in loggers[][]\n net->nf.nf_loggers[pf] = logger\n unlock nf_log_mutex\n\n nf_log_unregister(logger)\n lock nf_log_mutex\n loggers[pf][type] = NULL\n unlock nf_log_mutex\n synchronize_rcu()\n module exit returns\n module core frees backend memory\n\nLater, a sysctl read or packet logging operation can dereference the\nstale per-net logger pointer.\n\nFix this by unregistering the global logger backends before tearing down\nper-net state. Once the global registrations are gone, later writers can\nno longer rebind the logger. unregister_pernet_subsys() already waits\nfor an RCU grace period after the pre-exit callback clears the per-net\nselection, while nf_log_unregister() continues to cover readers of the\nglobal logger table.\n\nApply this ordering fix to both nf_log backends that combine per-net\nteardown with global logger registration."}], "id": "CVE-2026-97608", "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:17:30.720", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.0, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.0, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2026-09-25T11:17:14.870", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c018cc4842c33f0c732962e2ab58635e8ae5823"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51417230716b73f6aa1dc402b3a56d3382a694dc"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64803ba0a05791cf9ca874466480e4c4cadaf7ab"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90166834b7dc6131aa42b6b14b8b4ed47be97079"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0514ca1ee6f2b708d6c602ea946acdfc6a90e24"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dce24f3a146948595bb1b86347f31e20b4975daa"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaec35fae8f2052c1878a5c7cc7699d8357d79f2"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Received"}

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