CVE-2026-23274

medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: xt_IDLETIMER: reject rev0 reuse of ALARM timer labels IDLETIMER revision 0 rules reuse existing timers by label and always call mod_timer() on timer->timer. If the label was created first by revision 1 with XT_IDLETIMER_ALARM, the object uses alarm timer semantics and timer->timer is never initialized. Reusing that object from revision 0 causes mod_timer() on an uninitialized timer_list, triggering debugobjects warnings and possible panic when panic_on_warn=1. Fix this by rejecting revision 0 rule insertion when an existing timer with the same label is of ALARM type.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5ef97c13165542480a6ffdbe6f09f40bbb7cbf1

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f228b9ae2a7e84d1153616d8e71c4236cb1f1309

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/329f0b9b48ee6ab59d1ab72fef55fe8c6463a6cf

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-03-20

Updated: 2026-03-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00017