Kernel compromise via nf_tables commit-lock race
Published Apr 24, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026
Improper locking in Linux nf_tables and affected Siemens firmware allows local users to crash systems or gain kernel privileges. nf_tables_module_autoload releases the commit mutex between nft_gc_seq_begin and nft_gc_seq_end, letting asynchronous garbage collection reclaim expired objects within the same sequence and causing use-after-free, double-free, and slab corruption. Basic local access is sufficient where an unprivileged user namespace grants CAP_NET_ADMIN; no remote packet path reaches the transaction-abort race.
Summary
What happened
Improper locking in Linux nf_tables and affected Siemens firmware allows local users to crash systems or gain kernel privileges. nf_tables_module_autoload releases the commit mutex between nft_gc_seq_begin and nft_gc_seq_end, letting asynchronous garbage collection reclaim expired objects within the same sequence and causing use-after-free, double-free, and slab corruption. Basic local access is sufficient where an unprivileged user namespace grants CAP_NET_ADMIN; no remote packet path reaches the transaction-abort race.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-26925
- Published
- Apr 24, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Vendor
- Siemens
- Product
- SCALANCE MUM856-1 (RoW)
- Classifications
- CWE-667, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 24, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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