Packet-filter misbehavior via overlapping register shifts
Published Jul 19, 2026 · Updated Jul 19, 2026
Incorrect register handling in Linux Kernel allows attackers to corrupt nf_tables shift results via crafted rule bytecode. The lshift and rshift loops write each output word before reading the same source word for the next carry when source and destination overlap. Reachability requires submitting nf_tables control-plane rules, while the public record identifies no consequence beyond incorrect packet-filter evaluation.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect register handling in Linux Kernel allows attackers to corrupt nf_tables shift results via crafted rule bytecode. The lshift and rshift loops write each output word before reading the same source word for the next carry when source and destination overlap. Reachability requires submitting nf_tables control-plane rules, while the public record identifies no consequence beyond incorrect packet-filter evaluation.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-64006
- Published
- Jul 19, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 19, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux Kernel
- Classifications
- T1562.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Jul 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=5.6
- Affected versionversion=567d746b55bc66d3800c9ae91d50f0c5deb2fd93 <18014147d3ee7831dce53fe65d7fc8d428b02552
- Affected versionversion=567d746b55bc66d3800c9ae91d50f0c5deb2fd93 <96bea2a7baac4a1137c188dc7610184487ab30a7
- Affected versionversion=567d746b55bc66d3800c9ae91d50f0c5deb2fd93 <a391afe74398b70107f111aa731eab608624949d
- Affected versionversion=567d746b55bc66d3800c9ae91d50f0c5deb2fd93 <b80ef316e978de2ef81d5bee9c19800b4cf96fb8
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