CVE-2026-52920

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: xt_policy: fix strict mode inbound policy matching match_policy_in() walks sec_path entries from the last transform to the first one, but strict policy matching needs to consume info->pol[] in the same forward order as the rule layout. Derive the strict-match policy position from the number of transforms already consumed so that multi-element inbound rules are matched consistently.

CVSS 3.1

8.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 22% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-682

Published

2026-06-24

Modified

2026-10-19

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-21

Affected

• linux:linux_kernel

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/392cc1d8408b5665215c1e9290bbf0f92339b043
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b2b4d7d4e203c92db8966b163edfacb1f0e1e29
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82664d0f1ba25e4f9a71994954abae24c60f4067
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/938867e870fb5471bb16f442aeac81326e05bf65
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b130a6eefa02bd4d475f2f059da8bcfb3e7d18d9

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