CVE-2026-64189

netfilter: ipset: fix race between dump and ip_set_list resize

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 20, 2026 at 04:27 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ipset: fix race between dump and ip_set_list resize The release path of ip_set_dump_do() and ip_set_dump_done() read inst->ip_set_list via ip_set_ref_netlink(), a plain rcu_dereference_raw() of the array pointer. These run from netlink_recvmsg() without the nfnl mutex and without an RCU read-side critical section. A concurrent ip_set_create() can grow the array: it publishes the new array, calls synchronize_net() and then kvfree()s the old one. Since the dump paths read the array outside any RCU reader, synchronize_net() does not wait for them and the old array can be freed while they still index into it, causing a use-after-free. The dumped set itself stays pinned via set->ref_netlink, so only the array load needs protecting. Take rcu_read_lock() around it, matching ip_set_get_byname() and __ip_set_put_byindex(). BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ip_set_dump_do (net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c:1697) Read of size 8 at addr ffff88800b5c4018 by task exploit/150 Call Trace: ... kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:595) ip_set_dump_do (net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c:1697) netlink_dump (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2325) netlink_recvmsg (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1976) sock_recvmsg (net/socket.c:1159) __sys_recvfrom (net/socket.c:2315) ... Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address ... KASAN NOPTI KASAN: maybe wild-memory-access in range [0x02d6...d0-0x02d6...d7] RIP: 0010:ip_set_dump_do (net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c:1698) Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception

Affected

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

4.19.5 ≤ v < 4.204.20.1 ≤ v < 5.10.2615.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2125.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1786.13 ≤ v < 6.18.396.19 ≤ v < 7.1.46.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1456.7 ≤ v < 6.12.962f6bf7917f55f9dae913193e49672b3598620eab4.19.54.204.20 rc24.20 rc34.20 rc44.20 rc54.20 rc64.20 rc77.27.2 rc18a02bdd50b2ecb6d62121d2958d3ea186cc88ce7
Vendor states this is fixed in 1bc67c3fc98e9fc07032cc56afcdbc690c47d11e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7cd9103283b26b917360ec99d7d2f2d761bcf1ab (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 81d54c766337b923eec26da0a13406760b091093 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 96fbafc20ebd9a613736c2998b89c539fe3042f5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a7a299277959683204d73333c32c092fd69327d4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e8a9976b61f1bc4aa7fd25fa26726dfdf2adf710 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e8ee198bbc04a32d336e79160fde980e0235b39f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ff86ea9b7fdf70564e60436fbee68c96bc459943 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.20 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.261 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.212 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.178 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.96 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.39 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.145 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362

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