CVE-2026-53220

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: revalidate bridge ports ebt_redirect_tg() dereferences br_port_get_rcu() return without a NULL check, causing a kernel panic when the bridge port has been removed between the original hook invocation and an NFQUEUE reinject. A mere NULL check isn't sufficient, however. As sashiko review points out userspace can not only remove the port from the bridge, it could also place the device in a different virtual device, e.g. macvlan. If this happens, we must drop the packet, there is no way for us to reinject it into the bridge path. Switch to _upper API, we don't need the bridge port structure. Also, this fix keeps another bug intact: Both nfnetlink_log and nfnetlink_queue use CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER too aggressive, which prevents certain logging features when queueing in bridge family: NETFILTER_FAMILY_BRIDGE can be enabled while the old CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER cruft is off. Fixes tag is a common ancestor, this was always broken.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

30 Oct 2026, 13:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1c12915d2502aff00df82f4ccb8c214f956129d -

21 Oct 2026, 13:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98cc0403f546c52104d654fa24d86e9bcac964d3 -

Information

Published : 2026-06-25 09:16

Updated : 2026-11-06 17:18


NVD link : CVE-2026-53220

Mitre link : CVE-2026-53220

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53220


JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference