GHSA-3cwp-73f3-j7w3HighCVSS 7.8

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: xt_IDLETIMER:...

Published
March 20, 2026
Last Modified
July 14, 2026

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📋 Description

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

netfilter: xt_IDLETIMER: reject rev0 reuse of ALARM timer labels

IDLETIMER revision 0 rules reuse existing timers by label and always call mod_timer() on timer->timer.

If the label was created first by revision 1 with XT_IDLETIMER_ALARM, the object uses alarm timer semantics and timer->timer is never initialized. Reusing that object from revision 0 causes mod_timer() on an uninitialized timer_list, triggering debugobjects warnings and possible panic when panic_on_warn=1.

Fix this by rejecting revision 0 rule insertion when an existing timer with the same label is of ALARM type.

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