CVE-2026-90062

netfilter: nf_tables: move hardware offload step after building the chain blob

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 17, 2026 at 04:05 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: move hardware offload step after building the chain blob Allocate the chain blob before the ruleset offload to reduce chances of entering an inconsistent state where the offloaded ruleset in the nic and the software ruleset differ.

Affected

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

5.3c9626a2cbdb20e26587b3fad99960520a023432b
Vendor states this is fixed in 309acbab74e46114246bf4346c9b60b3d8cb4fcd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 52febaf1d311d6ede312b2ec7692a309714f9554 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6a7d3b074cfbb64513f5f92d60ab1b216ae98076 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6e7ad6e69be4751ab2476042c70c600bdaa8d4f2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 79eafe22ab0a650996da2b3e5d94a12c3e16f3aa (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 923f824f30faebc5560c3061a595063cecdbdbb8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b1881d362e1924b66f6016c3efd28807032b41bf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d5497644329d3a01e951aba76561bbd883ff6b0c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.270 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.221 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.188 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.110 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.52 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.157 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3-rc1 (unaffected)

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

7.1HIGHLinux
Vector?

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StatusRECEIVED

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