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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2026-53000 json

netfilter: nat: use kfree_rcu to release ops

published 2026-06-24 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-30 10 d ago also EUVD-2026-38868

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nat: use kfree_rcu to release ops

Florian Westphal says:

"Historically this is not an issue, even for normal base hooks: the data path doesn't use the original nf_hook_ops that are used to register the callbacks.

However, in v5.14 I added the ability to dump the active netfilter hooks from userspace.

This code will peek back into the nf_hook_ops that are available at the tail of the pointer-array blob used by the datapath.

The nat hooks are special, because they are called indirectly from the central nat dispatcher hook. They are currently invisible to the nfnl hook dump subsystem though.

But once that changes the nat ops structures have to be deferred too."

Update nf_nat_register_fn() to deal with partial exposition of the hooks from error path which can be also an issue for nfnetlink_hook.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support 0:6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 0:5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support 0:5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6
  • linux Debian 13 6.12.115-2
  • linux Debian 14 7.0.10-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53000

  • linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-28.28
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1009.9
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1008.8
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1003.4
  • linux-ibm Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1010.10
  • linux-azure Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1010.10
  • linux-raspi Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1015.15
  • linux-riscv Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-28.28.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53000

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  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
  • rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
  • rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
  • libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:70482RHSA-2026:70483RHSA-2026:68100RHSA-2026:67720RHSA-2026:64808RHSA-2026:55445

  • kernel-rt Real Time Module 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.7.72.1
  • kernel-syms-rt Real Time Module 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.7.72.1
  • kernel-source-rt Real Time Module 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.7.72.1
  • kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1
  • kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1
  • kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1
  • kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1
  • kernel-default SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 +2 more 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:3810-1SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1SUSE-SU-2026:23244-1SUSE-SU-2026:23241-1SUSE-SU-2026:23194-1SUSE-SU-2026:23193-1

  • kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-azure openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
  • rv AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
  • perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
  • rtla AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
  • libperf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:64808

  • kernel Rocky Linux 9 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:64808

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-53000 updated cvss 7.0

kernel: netfilter: nat: use kfree_rcu to release ops

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernel
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) libperf 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:67720
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, perf 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, rtla 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, python3-perf 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:64808
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) perf 5.14.0-284.193.1.el9_2, rtla 5.14.0-284.193.1.el9_2, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.193.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.193.1.el9_2, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-284.193.1.el9_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-284.193.1.el9_2, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:70482
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4) rv 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, perf 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, rtla 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:68100
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) rv 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, perf 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, rtla 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, python3-perf 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-devel-matched 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-devel-matched 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:55445
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) rv 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, perf 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, rtla 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, python3-perf 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:67720
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-64k 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-core 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-tools 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-modules 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:64808
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) bpftool 7.0.0-284.193.1.el9_2, kernel 5.14.0-284.193.1.el9_2, kernel-64k 5.14.0-284.193.1.el9_2, kernel-core 5.14.0-284.193.1.el9_2, kernel-tools 5.14.0-284.193.1.el9_2, python3-perf 5.14.0-284.193.1.el9_2, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:70482
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.4) bpftool 7.3.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-64k 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-core 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-tools 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, python3-perf 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:68100
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) kernel 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-64k 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-core 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-tools 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-modules 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-64k-core 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:55445
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) kernel 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-64k 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-core 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-tools 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-modules 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:67720
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:64808
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) libperf 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:55445
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:64808
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.193.1.rt14.478.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.193.1.rt14.478.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.193.1.rt14.478.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.193.1.rt14.478.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-284.193.1.rt14.478.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-284.193.1.rt14.478.el9_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:70483
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.4) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:68100
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v. 10.0) kernel-rt 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-64k-core 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:55445
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time EUS (v.9.6) kernel-rt 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:67720
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-687.45.1.el9_8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:64808
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV E4S (v.9.2) kernel-rt 5.14.0-284.193.1.rt14.478.el9_2, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-284.193.1.rt14.478.el9_2, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-284.193.1.rt14.478.el9_2, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-284.193.1.rt14.478.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-284.193.1.rt14.478.el9_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-284.193.1.rt14.478.el9_2, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:70483
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV E4S (v.9.4) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.150.1.el9_4, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:68100
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v. 10.0) kernel-rt 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-kvm 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-55.98.1.el10_0, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:55445
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV EUS (v.9.6) kernel-rt 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-570.141.1.el9_6, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:67720
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
23 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADP 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-763 Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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