CVE-2026-98792

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: flowtable: generalize pending status bit Rename NF_FLOW_HW_PENDING to NF_FLOW_PENDING and use it to inhibit the flowtable GC worker until pending hw offload work has been completed. Apparently, nf_flow_offload_stats() can schedule work to retrieve stats while the flow is being removed by GC. And this bit can also be used in a follow up patch to disable GC until the flow has been fully added in both directions. Revert the reordering done in commit d644b23afe1e ("netfilter: flowtable: publish HW_DEAD after worker is done") to prevent a race between GC and hw offload handler.

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EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0017

Probability of exploitation

0.06%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

References

Other References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4033e1a9262c57dfbfc594a591a50fcba63c531a https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d52b72f3aa68ad0536444e36530bda75070194c https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c549fb7eecd01fdba7c0d12c01da876ef8a3214 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2cac45848d1cf31ed190db30f90ba8211e9a8ca https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7e292f3c8c853f27a1af7eaf3428a0e76fe5fcc

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-98792? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: flowtable: generalize pending status bit Rename NF_FLOW_HW_PENDING to NF_FLOW_PENDING and use it to inhibit the flowtable GC worker until pending hw offload work has been completed. Apparently, nf_flow_offload_stats() can schedule work to retrieve stats while the flow is being removed by GC. And this bit can also be used in a follow up patch to disable GC until the flow has been fully added in both directions. Revert the reordering done in commit d644b23afe1e ("netfilter: flowtable: publish HW_DEAD after worker is done") to prevent a race between GC and hw offload handler.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-98792? +

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