GHSA-RG85-MP39-W62J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-22 18:30 – Updated: 2026-08-25 06:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: ebt_nflog: pin the NFLOG backend
nf_log_unregister() runs after the per-net teardown so its final RCU grace period also drains readers that obtained the logger from a per-net binding. However, ebt_nflog passes an explicit ULOG log type to nf_log_packet() without holding a reference on the selected logger module, unlike the xt_NFLOG and nft_log frontends.
An ebtables nflog rule can therefore remain callable while nfnetlink_log is unloaded. The resulting interleaving is:
CPU 0 CPU 1 nfnetlink_log_fini() unregister_pernet_subsys() kfree(nfnl_log_pernet(net)) ebt_nflog_tg() nf_log_packet() nfulnl_log_packet() instance_lookup_get_rcu()
The global ULOG logger is still registered at this point, so CPU 1 dereferences the per-net state after CPU 0 has freed it. KASAN reported:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in instance_lookup_get_rcu Read of size 8 at addr ff110001052e6210 by task poc/92 Call Trace: instance_lookup_get_rcu+0x1ce/0x1f0 [nfnetlink_log] nfulnl_log_packet+0x248/0x2fb0 [nfnetlink_log] nf_log_packet+0x204/0x300 ebt_nflog_tg+0x351/0x550 ebt_do_table+0xedf/0x22b0 Allocated by task 90: __kmalloc_noprof+0x186/0x470 ops_init+0x6d/0x420 register_pernet_operations+0x2f6/0x670 register_pernet_subsys+0x23/0x40 Freed by task 93: kfree+0x131/0x3c0 ops_undo_list+0x3e3/0x700 unregister_pernet_operations+0x232/0x490 unregister_pernet_subsys+0x1c/0x30 nfnetlink_log_fini+0x34/0x450 [nfnetlink_log]
Acquire the ULOG logger module reference when an ebt_nflog rule is validated and release it when the rule is destroyed. Request the NFLOG backend for legacy callers when needed, matching xt_NFLOG. This prevents module teardown until all ebt_nflog rules have stopped using the logger.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-74660"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-22T16:16:39Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: ebt_nflog: pin the NFLOG backend\n\nnf_log_unregister() runs after the per-net teardown so its final RCU\ngrace period also drains readers that obtained the logger from a per-net\nbinding. However, ebt_nflog passes an explicit ULOG log type to\nnf_log_packet() without holding a reference on the selected logger module,\nunlike the xt_NFLOG and nft_log frontends.\n\nAn ebtables nflog rule can therefore remain callable while nfnetlink_log\nis unloaded. The resulting interleaving is:\n\n CPU 0 CPU 1\n nfnetlink_log_fini()\n unregister_pernet_subsys()\n kfree(nfnl_log_pernet(net))\n ebt_nflog_tg()\n nf_log_packet()\n nfulnl_log_packet()\n instance_lookup_get_rcu()\n\nThe global ULOG logger is still registered at this point, so CPU 1\ndereferences the per-net state after CPU 0 has freed it. KASAN reported:\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in instance_lookup_get_rcu\n Read of size 8 at addr ff110001052e6210 by task poc/92\n Call Trace:\n instance_lookup_get_rcu+0x1ce/0x1f0 [nfnetlink_log]\n nfulnl_log_packet+0x248/0x2fb0 [nfnetlink_log]\n nf_log_packet+0x204/0x300\n ebt_nflog_tg+0x351/0x550\n ebt_do_table+0xedf/0x22b0\n Allocated by task 90:\n __kmalloc_noprof+0x186/0x470\n ops_init+0x6d/0x420\n register_pernet_operations+0x2f6/0x670\n register_pernet_subsys+0x23/0x40\n Freed by task 93:\n kfree+0x131/0x3c0\n ops_undo_list+0x3e3/0x700\n unregister_pernet_operations+0x232/0x490\n unregister_pernet_subsys+0x1c/0x30\n nfnetlink_log_fini+0x34/0x450 [nfnetlink_log]\n\nAcquire the ULOG logger module reference when an ebt_nflog rule is\nvalidated and release it when the rule is destroyed. Request the NFLOG\nbackend for legacy callers when needed, matching xt_NFLOG. This prevents\nmodule teardown until all ebt_nflog rules have stopped using the logger.",
"id": "GHSA-rg85-mp39-w62j",
"modified": "2026-08-25T06:31:25Z",
"published": "2026-08-22T18:30:28Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74660"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cac4294f184c9bc19ff82552c62b80498694c39"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30825970339c107bacaf7f61af90fcdb1f597ca1"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/394d7939c6b2b9e6bea0844c89efb5913168d898"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bcce49d617c593c7606083bfdb464a1761fa68d"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47a119ec8a7e2d5c8c4e86fb1a56c4e696e500fb"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6809379a860b9fccbb5435bf08343f6d081ac68d"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d8a94b48b393885e7f876c8ef68ed4da5012078"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2ab7e878bdbe80104c879c31fd2d82a476703b8"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
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