CVE-2025-39894

netfilter: br_netfilter: do not check confirmed bit in br_nf_local_in() after confirm

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 1, 2025 at 07:42 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: br_netfilter: do not check confirmed bit in br_nf_local_in() after confirm When send a broadcast packet to a tap device, which was added to a bridge, br_nf_local_in() is called to confirm the conntrack. If another conntrack with the same hash value is added to the hash table, which can be triggered by a normal packet to a non-bridge device, the below warning may happen. ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 96 at net/bridge/br_netfilter_hooks.c:632 br_nf_local_in+0x168/0x200 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 96 Comm: tap_send Not tainted 6.17.0-rc2-dirty #44 PREEMPT(voluntary) RIP: 0010:br_nf_local_in+0x168/0x200 Call Trace: <TASK> nf_hook_slow+0x3e/0xf0 br_pass_frame_up+0x103/0x180 br_handle_frame_finish+0x2de/0x5b0 br_nf_hook_thresh+0xc0/0x120 br_nf_pre_routing_finish+0x168/0x3a0 br_nf_pre_routing+0x237/0x5e0 br_handle_frame+0x1ec/0x3c0 __netif_receive_skb_core+0x225/0x1210 __netif_receive_skb_one_core+0x37/0xa0 netif_receive_skb+0x36/0x160 tun_get_user+0xa54/0x10c0 tun_chr_write_iter+0x65/0xb0 vfs_write+0x305/0x410 ksys_write+0x60/0xd0 do_syscall_64+0xa4/0x260 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f </TASK> ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- To solve the hash conflict, nf_ct_resolve_clash() try to merge the conntracks, and update skb->_nfct. However, br_nf_local_in() still use the old ct from local variable 'nfct' after confirm(), which leads to this warning. If confirm() does not insert the conntrack entry and return NF_DROP, the warning may also occur. There is no need to reserve the WARN_ON_ONCE, just remove it.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.15.151 ≤ v < 5.15.1926.1.81 ≤ v < 6.1.1516.13 ≤ v < 6.16.66.6.21 ≤ v < 6.6.1056.7.9 ≤ v < 6.86.8.1 ≤ v < 6.12.462b1414d5e94e477edff1d2c79030f1d742625ea05.15.1516.1.816.176.17 rc16.17 rc26.17 rc36.17 rc46.6.216.7.96.86.8 rc762e7151ae3eb465e0ab52a20c941ff33bb6332e97c3f28599652acf431a2211168de4a583f30b6d580cd0487f630b5382734997c3e5e3003a77db315cb734975b0ffa688ff6cc0eed463865bf07b6c01
Vendor states this is fixed in 479a54ab92087318514c82428a87af2d7af1a576 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 50db11e2bbb635e38e3dd096215580d6adb41fb0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a74abcf0f09f59daeecf7a3ba9c1d690808b0afe (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c47ca77fee9071aa543bae592dd2a384f895c8b6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ccbad4803225eafe0175d3cb19f0d8d73b504a94 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d00c8b0daf56012f69075e3377da67878c775e4c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.192 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.151 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.46 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.105 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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CWE
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