Medium severity · published Jun 25, 2026
CVE-2026-53218
netfilter: nft_exthdr: fix register tracking for F_PRESENT flag
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_exthdr: fix register tracking for F_PRESENT flag nft_exthdr_init() passes user-controlled priv->len to nft_parse_register_store(), which marks that many bytes in the register bitmap as initialized. However, when NFT_EXTHDR_F_PRESENT is set, the eval paths write only 1 byte (nft_reg_store8) or 4 bytes (*dest = 0 on TCP/DCCP error path). When len > 4, registers beyond the first are never written, retaining uninitialized stack data from nft_regs. Bail out if userspace requests too much data when F_PRESENT is set.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.11 before 5.10.259; 5.11 before 5.15.210; 5.16 before 6.1.176; 6.2 before 6.6.143; 6.7 before 6.12.94; 6.13 before 6.18.36; +8 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
c078ca3b0c5bf82c2b31906c446d6e2ad8ea0783 before 8738b1b6d0e639ca1fc0f61516afd3557ac4ecc6; c078ca3b0c5bf82c2b31906c446d6e2ad8ea0783 before 19748967d59c31d24d21d40b728570788310b237; c078ca3b0c5bf82c2b31906c446d6e2ad8ea0783 before 46fc15a044e9938e7ea77786fb37edd2cd74f031; c078ca3b0c5bf82c2b31906c446d6e2ad8ea0783 before cd513e43b4b2bd1de39e2367bc4261c699a8652f; c078ca3b0c5bf82c2b31906c446d6e2ad8ea0783 before 67b27434c43b68a97becda98c9f0c8cf6cba2134; c078ca3b0c5bf82c2b31906c446d6e2ad8ea0783 before 78069a6d8bc86c9e036eb82c2af4a19cc1871a53; +3 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7; V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
SS