Linux Kernel Patches Netfilter Race Condition Vulnerability

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Published: 2026-07-20
Category: technology
Source: VulDB
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The Linux kernel has addressed CVE-2026-64189, a vulnerability within its netfilter ipset component. This flaw, a race condition between dump and resize operations, could result in a use-after-free error. The memory-safety bug in network-facing code has received backported fixes for stable kernel lines, and users are encouraged to update.

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