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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: reject duplicate device on updates A chain/flowtable update with duplicated devices in the same batch is possible. Unfortunately, netdev event path only removes the first device that is found, leaving unregistered the hook of the duplicated device. Check if a duplicated device exists in the transaction batch, bail out with EEXIST in such case. WARNING is hit when unregistering the hook: [49042.221275] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 8425 at net/netfilter/core.c:340 nf_hook_entry_head+0xaa/0x150 [49042.221375] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 8425 Comm: nft Tainted: G S 6.16.0+ #170 PREEMPT(full) [...] [49042.221382] RIP: 0010:nf_hook_entry_head+0xaa/0x150

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-04-16 | Published 2025-09-03 | Updated 2025-09-29 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 before d7615bde541f16517d6790412da6ec46fa8a4c1f
affected

78d9f48f7f44431a25da2b46b3a8812f6ff2b981 before cf5fb87fcdaaaafec55dcc0dc5a9e15ead343973
affected

Default status
affected

5.8
affected

Any version before 5.8
unaffected

6.16.2
unaffected

6.17
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/d7615bde541f16517d6790412da6ec46fa8a4c1f

git.kernel.org/...c/cf5fb87fcdaaaafec55dcc0dc5a9e15ead343973

cve.org (CVE-2025-38678)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-38678)

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