{"id":"CVE-2026-64078","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: x_tables: add and use xtables_unregister_table_exit\n\nPrevious change added xtables_unregister_table_pre_exit to detach the\ntable from the packetpath and to u…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: x_tables: add and use xtables_unregister_table_exit\n\nPrevious change added xtables_unregister_table_pre_exit to detach the\ntable from the packetpath and to u…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 5.15, < 6.18.34","linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 7.0.11","linux_kernel = 7.1"],"patched":["linux_kernel 7.0.11"],"published":"2026-07-19","updated":"2026-09-03","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64078","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8026e5163cca1d1db436c7bfb89ddea8b5e8c2cf","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86ee5bc9c0f0e652e19f395675a432de11b75514","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4597d5fd7d2f8cebfffd40dffb5e003cc78964c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00127,"epssPercentile":0.02739,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-04T05:15:22.879Z","slug":"CVE-2026-64078","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: x_tables: add and use xtables_unregister_table_exit\n\nPrevious change added xtables_unregister_table_pre_exit to detach the\ntable from the packetpath and to unlink it from the active table list.\nIn case of rmmod, userspace that is doing set/getsockopt for this table\nwill not be able to re-instantiate the table:\n 1. The larval table has been removed already\n 2. existing instantiated table is no longer on the xt pernet table list.\n\nThis adds the second stage helper:\n\nunlink the table from the dying list, free the hook ops (if any) and do\nthe audit notification.  It replaces xt_unregister_table().\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.15, < 6.18.34`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 7.0.11`\n- `linux_kernel = 7.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 7.0.11`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}