CVE-2026-52998

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-24. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: 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: nfnetlink_osf: fix potential NULL dereference in ttl check

The nf_osf_ttl() function accessed skb->dev to perform a local interface address lookup without verifying that the device pointer was valid.

Additionally, the implementation utilized an in_dev_for_each_ifa_rcu loop to match the packet source address against local interface addresses. It assumed that packets from the same subnet should not see a decrement on the initial TTL. A packet might appear it is from the same subnet but it actually isn't especially in modern environments with containers and virtual switching.

Remove the device dereference and interface loop. Replace the logic with a switch statement that evaluates the TTL according to the ttl_check.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(high)
EPSS
39.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 24, 2026

Last Modified

June 28, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Jun 28, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix potential NULL dereference in ttl check - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4de0777e4554a7de19c920accde6319dd530782
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix potential NULL dereference in ttl check - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edc806f9122961f0d3819f7c69c14cccde31f277
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix potential NULL dereference in ttl check - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c996a90f3071cf43683e5423da31aadbe002b8b4
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix potential NULL dereference in ttl check - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95be653a76793856ff8b2d8bd82c2943c23f5ca8
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix potential NULL dereference in ttl check - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83fc5dd63455a779ea2dd0f7ffee3c920919d80b
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix potential NULL dereference in ttl check - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b90a96688e521771fa6ed3dc7864b76b8df293
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix potential NULL dereference in ttl check - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/711987ba281fd806322a7cd244e98e2a81903114
generic

netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix potential NULL dereference in ttl check - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d05de2f0928d81309a815ecc76d1a3ad72cbc16

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-52998(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 35× in last 7d / 47× 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.

  1. 2026-07-07 02:31 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-07 02:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-06 13:20 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-06 13:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-05 23:48 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-05 23:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-05 10:37 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-05 10:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-04 21:24 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-04 21:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-04 08:14 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-04 08:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-03 19:03 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-07-03 19:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-03 05:53 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-03 05:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-02 16:40 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-07-02 16:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-02 03:29 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-02 03:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-01 14:18 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-01 14:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-01 01:07 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-01 01:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-06-30 11:54 UTCEG score recompute 7.50
  10. 2026-06-30 11:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-28 07:52 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  15. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-27 15:08 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-06-27 15:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-24 18:24 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-06-24 18:02 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-52998?
CVE-2026-52998 is a high vulnerability published on June 24, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix potential NULL dereference in ttl check The nfosfttl() function accessed skb->dev to perform a local interface address lookup without verifying that the device pointer was valid. Additionally, the…
When was CVE-2026-52998 disclosed?
CVE-2026-52998 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 24, 2026, with the most recent update on June 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-52998 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-52998 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 39.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-52998?
CVE-2026-52998 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-52998?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-52998, 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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