CVE-2026-23272

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-03-20. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

netfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally bump set->nelems before insertion

In case that the set is full, a new element gets published then removed without waiting for the RCU grace period, while RCU reader can be walking over it already.

To address this issue, add the element transaction even if set is full, but toggle the set_full flag to report -ENFILE so the abort path safely unwinds the set to its previous state.

As for element updates, decrement set->nelems to restore it.

A simpler fix is to call synchronize_rcu() in the error path. However, with a large batch adding elements to already maxed-out set, this could cause noticeable slowdown of such batches.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
2.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 20, 2026

Last Modified

July 4, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jun 10, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

netfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally bump set->nelems before insertion - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3ccb11fc8249759d23326038c8db987ddaabc77
generic

netfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally bump set->nelems before insertion - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/def602e498a4f951da95c95b1b8ce8ae68aa733a
generic

netfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally bump set->nelems before insertion - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccb8c8f3c1127cf34d18c737309897c68046bf21
generic

netfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally bump set->nelems before insertion - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86bc4b1a0f672d47ac19f9022432cb6a2e01cb33
generic

netfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally bump set->nelems before insertion - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6826131c7674329335ca25df2550163eb8a1fd0c

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-23272(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 6.18.17—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 41× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-23272?
CVE-2026-23272 is a high vulnerability published on March 20, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally bump set->nelems before insertion In case that the set is full, a new element gets published then removed without waiting for the RCU grace period, while RCU reader can be walking over it…
When was CVE-2026-23272 disclosed?
CVE-2026-23272 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 20, 2026, with the most recent update on July 4, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-23272 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-23272 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-23272?
CVE-2026-23272 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-23272?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-23272, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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