Status: UPDATED | Advisory ID: CVE-2026-52988
| CVE | CVE-2026-52988 |
| CVSS Score / Version | 7.1 (High) / CVSS v3.1 |
| Updated | 2026-10-03 |
| CVSS Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| CVSS Prose | attack vector is local; attack complexity is low; privileges required is low; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is none; availability impact is high. |
| Affected products | Linux Linux Kernel and Linux Linux |
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | Patch Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | ||
| Linux | Linux |
| Subsystems | General OT |
| Sectors | All Sectors |
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: join hook list via splice_list_rcu() in commit phase
Publish new hooks in the list into the basechain/flowtable using
splice_list_rcu() to ensure netlink dump list traversal via rcu is safe
while concurrent ruleset update is going on.
Monitor Linux's web page for any future patch releases.
| Source | Reference |
|---|---|
| NVD | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52988 |
| CVE | https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52988 |