---
id: CVE-2024-26925
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  netfilter: nf_tables: release mutex after nft_gc_seq_end from abort path

  The commit mutex should not be released during the critical section
  between nft_gc_seq_begin()…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  netfilter: nf_tables: release mutex after nft_gc_seq_end from abort path

  The commit mutex should not be released during the critical section
  between nft_gc_seq_begin()…
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'
cwe:
  - CWE-667
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 4.19.316, < 4.20'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.4.262, < 5.4.274'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.10.198, < 5.10.215'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.15.134, < 5.15.155'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.1.56, < 6.1.86'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.4.13, < 6.5'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.5.1, < 6.6.26'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.5'
  - linux_kernel = 6.5
  - linux_kernel = 6.9
  - debian_linux = 10.0
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.8.5
published: '2024-04-25'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T01:17:32.240'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26925'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d459e2ffb541841714839e8228b845458ed3b27'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cee2ff7f8cce12a63a0a23ffe27f08d99541494'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61ac7284346c32f9a8c8ceac56102f7914060428'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8038ee3c3e5b59bcd78467686db5270c68544e30'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d3a58af50e46167b6f1db47adadad03c0045dae'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a34ba4bdeec0c3b629160497594908dc820110f1'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb769ff4e281f751adcaf4f4445cbf30817be139'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d459e2ffb541841714839e8228b845458ed3b27'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cee2ff7f8cce12a63a0a23ffe27f08d99541494'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61ac7284346c32f9a8c8ceac56102f7914060428'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8038ee3c3e5b59bcd78467686db5270c68544e30'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d3a58af50e46167b6f1db47adadad03c0045dae'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a34ba4bdeec0c3b629160497594908dc820110f1'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb769ff4e281f751adcaf4f4445cbf30817be139'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-354112.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00267
epssPercentile: 0.18772
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.662Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-09-10T15:46:30.592135Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nf_tables: release mutex after nft_gc_seq_end from abort path

The commit mutex should not be released during the critical section
between nft_gc_seq_begin() and nft_gc_seq_end(), otherwise, async GC
worker could collect expired objects and get the released commit lock
within the same GC sequence.

nf_tables_module_autoload() temporarily releases the mutex to load
module dependencies, then it goes back to replay the transaction again.
Move it at the end of the abort phase after nft_gc_seq_end() is called.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 4.19.316, < 4.20`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.4.262, < 5.4.274`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.10.198, < 5.10.215`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.15.134, < 5.15.155`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.1.56, < 6.1.86`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.4.13, < 6.5`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.5.1, < 6.6.26`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.5`
- `linux_kernel = 6.5`
- `linux_kernel = 6.9`
- `debian_linux = 10.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.8.5`