Linux Linux Kernel
CVE-2026-43114
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_set_pipapo_avx2: don't return non-matching entry on expiry New test case fails unexpectedly when avx2 matching functions are used. The test first loads a ranomly generated pipapo set with 'ipv4 . port' key, i.e. nft -f foo. This works. Then, it reloads the set after a flush: (echo flush set t s; cat foo) | nft -f - This is expected to work, because its the same set after all and it was already loaded once. But with avx2, this fails: nft reports a clashing element. The reported clash is of following form: We successfully re-inserted a . b c . d Then we try to insert a . d avx2 finds the already existing a . d, which (due to 'flush set') is marked as invalid in the new generation. It skips the element and moves to next. Due to incorrect masking, the skip-step finds the next matching element *only considering the first field*, i.e. we return the already reinserted "a . b", even though the last field is different and the entry should not have been matched. No such error is reported for the generic c implementation (no avx2) or when the last field has to use the 'nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup_slow' fallback. Bisection points to 7711f4bb4b36 ("netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: fix range overlap detection") but that fix merely uncovers this bug. Before this commit, the wrong element is returned, but erronously reported as a full, identical duplicate. The root-cause is too early return in the avx2 match functions. When we process the last field, we should continue to process data until the entire input size has been consumed to make sure no stale bits remain in the map.
What this means for your business
- It affects Linux Kernel. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.4% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 30% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Linux Kernel, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 9.4 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L- Weakness
- CWE-480
- Assigned by
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dates
- Published
- 2026-05-06
- Last modified
- 2026-09-16
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Linux Linux Kernel5.7 - 6.6.136, 6.7 - 6.12.83, 6.13 - 6.18.24, 6.19 - 6.19.14, 7.0
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07de44424bb7f17ef9357e8535df96d9e97c40cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0abbc43f71d99baadeeba6fa3fe1c80b676f57ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c43f0dd8691ddf8884793b481ddc7511cf593c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d53f9aafd469ae1ea27051e00f5b96ca1b55d52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7babe2f28b507e17f28e9f753b7caec72d4857f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3c0037ffe1273fa1961e779ff6906234d6cf53c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8c39983fc9c1a978c82e6f2df7bfba8a8561587
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa4f1f52528c73989d820f32bfca06bec5afeece
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59723
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62568
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62638
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62639
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62640
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62641
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62642