netfilter: nfnetlink_log: wait for rcu grace period before freeing pernet state
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.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 6.6.158
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-93288
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 15:49 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
netfilter: nfnetlink_log: wait for rcu grace period before freeing pernet state
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 24 Sept 2026, 16:02 UTC
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.
osv:CVE-2026-93288
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53
Complete source record
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