CVE-2026-52912 PUBLISHED

netfilter: nf_queue: hold bridge skb->dev while queued

Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 09.06.2026 Published: 24.06.2026 Updated: 24.06.2026

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

netfilter: nf_queue: hold bridge skb->dev while queued

br_pass_frame_up() rewrites skb->dev from the ingress port to the bridge master before queueing bridge LOCAL_IN packets. NFQUEUE only holds references on state.in/out and bridge physdevs, so a queued bridge packet can retain a freed bridge master in skb->dev until reinjection.

When the verdict is reinjected later, br_netif_receive_skb() re-enters the receive path with skb->dev still pointing at the freed bridge master, triggering a use-after-free.

Store skb->dev in the queue entry, hold a reference on it for the queue lifetime, and use the saved device when dropping queued packets during NETDEV_DOWN handling.

Product Status

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from ac28634456867b23b95faccba7997a62ec430603 to 950d809f154dca04e5fbe5d3c8b9c5e44769cd57 (excl.)
  • affected from ac28634456867b23b95faccba7997a62ec430603 to a698ac8ab2561cf575d2d9f34095032651dd952e (excl.)
  • affected from ac28634456867b23b95faccba7997a62ec430603 to 19924bdd8a45ebc72a7b84c57fd63057d1dc75ac (excl.)
  • affected from ac28634456867b23b95faccba7997a62ec430603 to 1e5e20031c5eee8d2e490a90ff4d6a2feecfc3be (excl.)
  • affected from ac28634456867b23b95faccba7997a62ec430603 to 3823c27099cfe2482299065814adbaa771be9644 (excl.)
  • affected from ac28634456867b23b95faccba7997a62ec430603 to 15d464265120ab9818bd673af301deee09bedab2 (excl.)
  • affected from ac28634456867b23b95faccba7997a62ec430603 to 3fb0f5c0f64162a8c3f25616a4f1e340b921737f (excl.)
  • affected from ac28634456867b23b95faccba7997a62ec430603 to e196115ec330a18de415bdb9f5071aa9f08e53ce (excl.)
Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Versions Default: affected
  • Version 4.7 is affected
  • unaffected from 0 to 4.7 (excl.)
  • unaffected from 5.10.259 to 5.10.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 5.15.209 to 5.15.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.1.175 to 6.1.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.6.142 to 6.6.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.12.92 to 6.12.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 6.18.34 to 6.18.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.0.11 to 7.0.* (incl.)
  • unaffected from 7.1 to * (incl.)

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