CVE-2026-52988: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.1. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: join hook list via splice_list_rcu() in commit phase Publish new hooks in the list into the basechain/flowtable using splice_list_rcu() to ensure netlink dump list traversal via rcu is safe while concurrent ruleset update is going on.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 5.8, before 7.0.10 (fixed in 7.0.10); version 7.1 only

Published 2026-06-24. Last modified 2026-10-03.