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CVE-2026-93288

Status: ReceivedHigh (7.8)—

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

netfilter: nfnetlink_log: wait for rcu grace period before freeing pernet state

sashiko reports: "nfnl_log_net_exit() calls nf_log_unset(), which clears the logger pointer without an RCU grace period. Immediately after, ops_free_list() frees the per-net state while concurrent packets might still be executing nf_log_packet() under rcu_read_lock()."

Clear the pointer via .pre_exit to make sure rcu readers have completed before pernet storage is free'd. The change in nf_log_syslog.c is only done for consistency: it doesn't use pernet data.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vuln. de escalada local en kernel Linux (AV:L, PR:L) por race condition en liberación de memoria RCU. Permite DoS o corrupción de datos en paquetes concurrentes.

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Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Linux — Linux KernelAI

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