{"cve":"CVE-2026-53218","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-25T09:16:39.500","modified":"2026-10-15T02:20:04.667","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nft_exthdr: fix register tracking for F_PRESENT flag\n\nnft_exthdr_init() passes user-controlled priv->len to\nnft_parse_register_store(), which marks that many bytes in the\nregister bitmap as initialized.  However, when NFT_EXTHDR_F_PRESENT\nis set, the eval paths write only 1 byte (nft_reg_store8) or\n4 bytes (*dest = 0 on TCP/DCCP error path).  When len > 4,\nregisters beyond the first are never written, retaining\nuninitialized stack data from nft_regs.\n\nBail out if userspace requests too much data when F_PRESENT is set.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-908"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19748967d59c31d24d21d40b728570788310b237","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46fc15a044e9938e7ea77786fb37edd2cd74f031","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b27434c43b68a97becda98c9f0c8cf6cba2134","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/772cecf198da732faebb5dcfc46d66a505be8495","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78069a6d8bc86c9e036eb82c2af4a19cc1871a53"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:41:17.107060303+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53218","score":0.00129,"percentile":0.02494,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}