CVE-2025-38678
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2025
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
netfilter: nf_tables: reject duplicate device on updates
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: reject duplicate device on updates A chain/flowtable update with duplicated devices in the same batch is possible. Unfortunately, netdev event path only removes the first device that is found, leaving unregistered the hook of the duplicated device. Check if a duplicated device exists in the transaction batch, bail out with EEXIST in such case. WARNING is hit when unregistering the hook: [49042.221275] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 8425 at net/netfilter/core.c:340 nf_hook_entry_head+0xaa/0x150 [49042.221375] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 8425 Comm: nft Tainted: G S 6.16.0+ #170 PREEMPT(full) [...] [49042.221382] RIP: 0010:nf_hook_entry_head+0xaa/0x150
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 | affected | git | 0521e694d5b80899fba8695881a6349f9bc538cb | Unavailable | None listed |
| 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 | affected | git | 4681960bc0f4f8bcc782cbf2fd205f48ad314dfd | Unavailable | None listed |
| 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 | affected | git | 4ce2a0c3b8497a66cfc25fc7ca3d087258a785d2 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 | affected | git | 3f358a66a04513311668ea4b40f5064e253d8386 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 | affected | git | cf23d531a9d496863aa4c5a0e2f71f0a23f3df3c | Unavailable | None listed |
| 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 | affected | git | d7615bde541f16517d6790412da6ec46fa8a4c1f | Unavailable | None listed |
| 78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 | affected | git | cf5fb87fcdaaaafec55dcc0dc5a9e15ead343973 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 5.8 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.10.247 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.10.* | None listed |
| 5.15.197 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.15.* | None listed |
| 6.1.159 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.1.* | None listed |
| 6.6.117 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.6.* | None listed |
| 6.12.59 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.16.2 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.16.* | None listed |
| 6.17 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |