CVE-2026-52912
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_queue: hold bridge skb->dev while queued br_pass_frame_up() rewrites skb->dev from the ingress port to the bridge master before queueing bridge LOCAL_IN packets.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_queue: hold bridge skb->dev while queued br_pass_frame_up() rewrites skb->dev from the ingress port to the bridge master before queueing bridge LOCAL_IN packets. NFQUEUE only holds references on state.in/out and bridge physdevs, so a queued bridge packet can retain a freed bridge master in skb->dev until reinjection. When the verdict is reinjected later, br_netif_receive_skb() re-enters the receive path with skb->dev still pointing at the freed bridge master, triggering a use-after-free. Store skb->dev in the queue entry, hold a reference on it for the queue lifetime, and use the saved device when dropping queued packets during NETDEV_DOWN handling.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.14% probability · 4th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15d464265120ab9818bd673af301deee09bedab2Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19924bdd8a45ebc72a7b84c57fd63057d1dc75acPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e5e20031c5eee8d2e490a90ff4d6a2feecfc3bePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3823c27099cfe2482299065814adbaa771be9644Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fb0f5c0f64162a8c3f25616a4f1e340b921737fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/950d809f154dca04e5fbe5d3c8b9c5e44769cd57Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a698ac8ab2561cf575d2d9f34095032651dd952ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e196115ec330a18de415bdb9f5071aa9f08e53cePatch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.