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CVE-2026-53218

Description
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-53218
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Reserved
2026-06-09 07:44 UTC
Published
2026-06-25 08:39 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-25 08:39 UTC
Vendor / Product
Linux / Linux
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

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Affected products (2)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Linux Linux c078ca3b0c5bf82c2b31906c446d6e2ad8ea0783 < 8738b1b6d0e639ca1fc0f61516afd3557ac4ecc6, c078ca3b0c5bf82c2b31906c446d6e2ad8ea0783 < 19748967d59c31d24d21d40b728570788310b237, c078ca3b0c5bf82c2b31906c446d6e2ad8ea0783 < 46fc15a044e9938e7ea77786fb37edd2cd74f031, c078ca3b0c5bf82c2b31906c446d6e2ad8ea0783 < cd513e43b4b2bd1de39e2367bc4261c699a8652f …
Linux Linux 4.11, 0 < 4.11, 5.10.259 ≤ 5.10.*, 5.15.210 ≤ 5.15.* …
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