{"id":"CVE-2026-98792","title":"netfilter: flowtable: generalize pending status bit","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: flowtable: generalize pending status bit\n\nRename NF_FLOW_HW_PENDING to NF_FLOW_PENDING and use it to inhibit the\nflowtable GC worker until pending hw offload…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24 < 4d52b72f3aa68ad0536444e36530bda75070194c","Linux >= 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24 < 4033e1a9262c57dfbfc594a591a50fcba63c531a","Linux >= 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24 < a2cac45848d1cf31ed190db30f90ba8211e9a8ca","Linux >= 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24 < 7c549fb7eecd01fdba7c0d12c01da876ef8a3214","Linux 5.7"],"published":"2026-10-18","updated":"2026-10-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-18T15:48:31.098Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98792","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d52b72f3aa68ad0536444e36530bda75070194c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4033e1a9262c57dfbfc594a591a50fcba63c531a"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2cac45848d1cf31ed190db30f90ba8211e9a8ca"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c549fb7eecd01fdba7c0d12c01da876ef8a3214"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-18T16:47:32.485Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98792","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: flowtable: generalize pending status bit\n\nRename NF_FLOW_HW_PENDING to NF_FLOW_PENDING and use it to inhibit the\nflowtable GC worker until pending hw offload work has been completed.\n\nApparently, nf_flow_offload_stats() can schedule work to retrieve stats\nwhile the flow is being removed by GC.\n\nAnd this bit can also be used in a follow up patch to disable GC until\nthe flow has been fully added in both directions.\n\nRevert the reordering done in commit d644b23afe1e (\"netfilter:\nflowtable: publish HW_DEAD after worker is done\") to prevent a race\nbetween GC and hw offload handler.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24 < 4d52b72f3aa68ad0536444e36530bda75070194c`\n- `Linux >= 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24 < 4033e1a9262c57dfbfc594a591a50fcba63c531a`\n- `Linux >= 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24 < a2cac45848d1cf31ed190db30f90ba8211e9a8ca`\n- `Linux >= 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24 < 7c549fb7eecd01fdba7c0d12c01da876ef8a3214`\n- `Linux 5.7`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}