CVE-2026-72350
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: xt_u32: reject invalid shift counts u32_match_it() executes rule-supplied shift operands on a 32-bit value.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.18%). 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: xt_u32: reject invalid shift counts u32_match_it() executes rule-supplied shift operands on a 32-bit value. A malformed u32 rule can provide a shift count of 32 or more, triggering an undefined shift out-of-bounds during packet evaluation. Validate XT_U32_LEFTSH and XT_U32_RIGHTSH operands in u32_mt_checkentry() and reject malformed rules before they reach the packet path.
- 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
- 0.18% probability · 7th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00d034fe8230dfc5832fe011ff2d81c1a2cc7a29
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a8b7a6d763775709c601f584e709ae48bcc000a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64cdf7d30ac18e43df6c48004435febb965809a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728f479dc0447ae7eaef87926ff49142e415a811
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a597a722fb71a534138c20359b655726622b5f17
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b33b44250d57ab0e5a1e2571b5285fb0d0a7f382
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca7c92d9701249e6daf132087756a88cbf2bb2a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cce42014415cecd98aa49b3950e7b02ee7c81268
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.