CVE-2026-64078

Public on 2026-07-19
Modified on 2026-07-24
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: x_tables: add and use xtables_unregister_table_exit

Previous change added xtables_unregister_table_pre_exit to detach the
table from the packetpath and to unlink it from the active table list.
In case of rmmod, userspace that is doing set/getsockopt for this table
will not be able to re-instantiate the table:
1. The larval table has been removed already
2. existing instantiated table is no longer on the xt pernet table list.

This adds the second stage helper:

unlink the table from the dying list, free the hook ops (if any) and do
the audit notification. It replaces xt_unregister_table().
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.0
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel6.12 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel6.18 2026-06-22 ALAS2023-2026-1881 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H