{"id":"CVE-2026-52988","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_tables: join hook list via splice_list_rcu() in commit phase\n\nPublish new hooks in the list into the basechain/flowtable using\nsplice_list_rcu() to ensure…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_tables: join hook list via splice_list_rcu() in commit phase\n\nPublish new hooks in the list into the basechain/flowtable using\nsplice_list_rcu() to ensure…","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 5.8, < 7.0.10","linux_kernel = 7.1"],"patched":["linux_kernel 7.0.10"],"published":"2026-06-24","updated":"2026-10-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:17:35.040","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52988","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00e370627f2e1fb3585f9d26348b1abddc75442b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1346be9379639c30877083b12747d4eacb83c24f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28ecfb3d1fe8dea70319de7051cb6718c25b5b52","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5593c640f9daedec8de61555c41e1019fa675aa6","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fdd2204503ab1ce07dc000c277e2c3edf96a67b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a557816c6e38e9473d99aa9ea8c662f55fc85847","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6134e62dba2ea4f760b29d5226907f447c92400","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed8d3bd8272e49ea987100de2abfb13710329a9b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00102,"epssPercentile":0.00908,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-11T13:13:25.571Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-16T15:24:11.399025Z"},"slug":"CVE-2026-52988","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_tables: join hook list via splice_list_rcu() in commit phase\n\nPublish new hooks in the list into the basechain/flowtable using\nsplice_list_rcu() to ensure netlink dump list traversal via rcu is safe\nwhile concurrent ruleset update is going on.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.8, < 7.0.10`\n- `linux_kernel = 7.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 7.0.10`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}