High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2026· Updated Sep 14, 2026
CVE-2026-74565
CVE-2026-74565
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: make nft_object rhltable per table
The nft_object rhltable is global, this allows for accessing objects that are being dismangled from lookup path by other existing netns. Given the nft_obj_destroy() releases the object inmediately, this might lead to use-after-free of these objects that are being released. Make the existing rhltable per table to address this issue to deal with with the nft_rcv_nl_event() path too.
Update nft_obj_lookup() to take the table as non-const, otherwise, compiler complains when passing the objname_ht to rhltable_lookup().
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References
6- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1948e4f85b855618b5b9a27265f98d816f4cb7cbnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b549d32d34ee765527e63726bb1af984876e776nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/523c881661dde67efb44fce38c8eed50a72a57c1nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/63ba12b664a2cd3220ed43e22c717715f4cc2ae8nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d4789b58761d9d48d9b5f5e7e0a510c3bbfb3afnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4f699790590bd0896c48a71e9232a65198f92f0nvd
News mentions
2- ZDI-26-686: Linux Kernel nftables Race Condition Local Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityZero Day Initiative · Sep 14, 2026
- Linux Kernel: 25 Vulnerabilities Disclosed in Coordinated August 2026 BatchVypr Intelligence · Aug 17, 2026