CVE-2026-31418
Published: April 15, 2026Last modified: April 30, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ipset: drop logically empty buckets in mtype_del mtype_del() counts empty slots below n->pos in k, but it only drops the bucket when both n->pos and k are zero. This misses buckets whose live entries have all been removed while n->pos still points past deleted slots. Treat a bucket as empty when all positions below n->pos are unused and release it directly instead of shrinking it further.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.168-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.81-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.85-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58f3a14826d4e6b0d5421f1a64be280b48601ea2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68ca0eea0af02bed36c5e2c13e9fa1647c31a7d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cea34d7ec6829b62f521a37a287f670144a2233
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9862ef9ab0a116c6dca98842aab7de13a252ae02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad92ee87462f9a3061361d392e9dbfe2e5c1c9fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7eef00f08b92b0b9efe8ae0df6d0005e6199323
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c098ff857e7ca923539164af5b3c2fe3e8f8afaf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceacaa76f221a6577aba945bb8873c2e640aeba4