CVE-2026-53218

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_exthdr: fix register tracking for F_PRESENT flag nft_exthdr_init() passes user-controlled priv->len to nft_parse_register_store(), which marks that many bytes in the register bitmap as initialized. However, when NFT_EXTHDR_F_PRESENT is set, the eval paths write only 1 byte (nft_reg_store8) or 4 bytes (*dest = 0 on TCP/DCCP error path). When len > 4, registers beyond the first are never written, retaining uninitialized stack data from nft_regs. Bail out if userspace requests too much data when F_PRESENT is set.

Impact & exploitability

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19748967d59c31d24d21d40b728570788310b237 ↗

Additional information

• NVD record
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19748967d59c31d24d21d40b728570788310b237Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46fc15a044e9938e7ea77786fb37edd2cd74f031Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b27434c43b68a97becda98c9f0c8cf6cba2134Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/772cecf198da732faebb5dcfc46d66a505be8495Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78069a6d8bc86c9e036eb82c2af4a19cc1871a53Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8738b1b6d0e639ca1fc0f61516afd3557ac4ecc6Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd513e43b4b2bd1de39e2367bc4261c699a8652fPatch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f08fb3d42fd3aad0b7a263da3ac3ebaf0845e265Patch