Medium severity · published Jun 25, 2026
CVE-2026-53219
netfilter: x_tables: avoid leaking percpu counter pointers
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: x_tables: avoid leaking percpu counter pointers
The native and compat get-entries paths copy the fixed rule entry header
from the kernelized rule blob to userspace before overwriting the entry's
counter fields with a sanitized counter snapshot.
On SMP kernels, entry->counters.pcnt contains the percpu allocation
address used by x_tables rule counters. A caller can provide a userspace
buffer that faults during the initial fixed-header copy after pcnt has
been copied but before the later sanitized counter copy runs. The syscall
then returns -EFAULT while leaving the raw percpu pointer in userspace.
Copy only the fixed entry prefix before counters from the kernelized rule
blob, then copy the sanitized counter snapshot into the counter field.
Apply this ordering to the IPv4, IPv6, and ARP native and compat
get-entries implementations so a fault cannot expose the internal percpu
counter pointer.
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 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.2 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
71ae0dff02d756e4d2ca710b79f2ff5390029a5f before b74ba3343eb44b2cbf7e9665918c287df1d52ebb; 71ae0dff02d756e4d2ca710b79f2ff5390029a5f before 0b35dc8527ccc16b7dc34e8a3164313e68cd4e45; 71ae0dff02d756e4d2ca710b79f2ff5390029a5f before b28e2fcad3db7e8687b15bc20bced26b5b7c920e; 71ae0dff02d756e4d2ca710b79f2ff5390029a5f before a0d16941adf3a501956d74aefd8d6e217906e79c; 71ae0dff02d756e4d2ca710b79f2ff5390029a5f before 8d67e42ad3b1a95a152541015a07110e06992d6c; 71ae0dff02d756e4d2ca710b79f2ff5390029a5f before 08a3e218064db11f154ad9ad5541751ea7f34ebe; +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
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.6; V3.1.7 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53219
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53219
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08a3e218064db11f154ad9ad5541751ea7f34ebe
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b35dc8527ccc16b7dc34e8a3164313e68cd4e45
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d67e42ad3b1a95a152541015a07110e06992d6c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0d16941adf3a501956d74aefd8d6e217906e79c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b28e2fcad3db7e8687b15bc20bced26b5b7c920e
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b74ba3343eb44b2cbf7e9665918c287df1d52ebb
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