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CVE-2026-46101

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CVSS
5.5 Medium
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Risk score
44.0
Published
2026-05-27
Status
Published

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: reject zero shift in nft_bitwise Reject zero shift operands for nft_bitwise left and right shift expressions during initialization. The carry propagation logic computes the carry from the adjacent 32-bit word using BITS_PER_TYPE(u32) - shift. A zero shift operand turns this into a 32-bit shift, which is undefined behaviour. Reject zero shift operands in the control plane, alongside the existing check for values greater than or equal to 32, so malformed rules never reach the packet path. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Netfilter subsystem. Specifically, the `nft_bitwise` expression incorrectly handles zero shift operands during initialization. This can lead to undefined behavior within the kernel, potentially causing system instability. An attacker could exploit this by crafting malformed Netfilter rules, preventing the system from processing network packets correctly.

Weaknesses

CWE-1335

Coverage 6

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