CVE-2026-72416
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nft_compat: ebtables emulation must reject non-bridge targets
xtables targets return netfilter verdicts: NF_ACCEPT, NF_DROP, and so on. ebtables targets return incompatible verdicts: EBT_ACCEPT, EBT_DROP, ... We cannot allow fallback to NFPROTO_UNSPEC.
ebtables doesn't permit this since 11ff7288beb2 ("netfilter: ebtables: reject non-bridge targets") but that commit missed the nft_compat layer.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.17%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 6
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact70 % - Impacto secundario
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulationimpact65 %
Acceso local (AV:L) sin interacción (UI:N) con privilegios (PR:L) en Linux kernel. El fallo permite eludir validaciones de verdicts incompatibles en netfilter/ebtables, escalando a negación de servicio o corrupción de tráfico de red.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33e1875d6b5b552a2e5652b40074c604199354ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dbba7e694ec045f21ede2f892fb42b81b4e1692
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3f7a84540a0d014ec42343ff5909657c1bd1994
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c129b0185e707dce405968e21afccd5728b2ce63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efc17b9240d821c424bc5191a5c6e9384a06293e
JSON original (NVD)
Mostrar
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