CVE-2026-43084

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nfnetlink_queue: make hash table per queue Sharing a global hash table among all queues is tempting, but it can cause crash: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in nfqnl_recv_verdict+0x11ac/0x15e0 [nfnetlink_queue] [..] nfqnl_recv_verdict+0x11ac/0x15e0 [nfnetlink_queue] nfnetlink_rcv_msg+0x46a/0x930 kmem_cache_alloc_node_noprof+0x11e/0x450 struct nf_queue_entry is freed via kfree, but parallel cpu can still encounter such an nf_queue_entry when walking the list. Alternative fix is to free the nf_queue_entry via kfree_rcu() instead, but as we have to alloc/free for each skb this will cause more mem pressure.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22730cb96093b5be0609063bbb1923dbecd61252	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41e3652a178cb0eecd48e0e6e27fbb73a004046a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/936206e3f6ff411581e615e930263d6f8b78df9d	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e5ebef91120d2764aefe557c3a484b6288f341f	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-05-06 10:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:48

NVD link : CVE-2026-43084

Mitre link : CVE-2026-43084

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-43084

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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