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CVE-2026-72320 in the critical feed json

netfilter: nft_lookup: fix catchall element handling with inverted lookups

published 2mo ago modified 12d ago also EUVD-2026-59219

cvss
9.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nft_lookup: fix catchall element handling with inverted lookups

nft_lookup_eval() decides whether a lookup matched (`found`) from the direct set lookup and priv->invert before falling back to the catchall element used by interval sets (e.g. nft_set_rbtree) for the open-ended default range. Since `found` is never recomputed after `ext` is replaced by the catchall lookup, inverted lookups (NFT_LOOKUP_F_INV, "!= @set") can wrongly match or wrongly skip the catchall element, producing the wrong verdict. Fold the catchall lookup into `ext` before computing `found`, matching the order already used by nft_objref_map_eval().

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2
  • linux Debian 13 6.12.100-1
  • linux Debian 14 7.1.5-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72320

  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-147.147
  • linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-34.34
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1067.70
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1013.13
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1071.79
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1013.13
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1066.74
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1007.8

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72320

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  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
  • rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
  • rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
  • libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:83156

  • kernel AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
  • rv AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
  • perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
  • rtla AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
  • libperf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:83156ALSA-2026:76738

  • kernel Rocky Linux 9 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:83156

  • kernel Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.161.1-1

azure linux advisories AZL-96594

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-72320 updated cvss 7.0

kernel: netfilter: nft_lookup: fix catchall element handling with inverted lookups

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel-modules-internal 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:76738
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, perf 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, rtla 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, python3-perf 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:83156
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) rv 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, perf 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, rtla 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, python3-perf 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:76738
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-64k 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-core 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-tools 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-modules 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:83156
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-64k 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-core 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-tools 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-modules 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:76738
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:83156
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) libperf 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hidden (v. 10) kernel-modules-internal 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:76738
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:83156
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:76738
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-687.58.1.el9_8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:83156
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 6.12.0-211.63.1.el10_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:76738
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
26d ago

Exploit prediction

0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

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