# CVE-2026-45873: netfilter: nft\_set\_rbtree: check for partial overlaps in anonymous sets

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 4.20, 5.5
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-05-27

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.10.166, fixed in 5.10.252; from 5.15.91, fixed in 5.15.202; from 6.1.9, fixed in 6.1.165; from 4.19.316, fixed in 4.20; from 5.4.262, fixed in 5.5
- Linux: 6.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_set_rbtree: check for partial overlaps in anonymous sets Userspace provides an optimized representation in case intervals are adjacent, where the end element is omitted. The existing partial overlap detection logic skips anonymous set checks on start elements for this reason. However, it is possible to add intervals that overlap to this anonymous where two start elements with the same, eg. A-B, A-C where C < B. start end A B start end A C Restore the check on overlapping start elements to report an overlap.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 4.20, 5.5) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ca5813e1b21ef300e04593f47b073ef3217aac6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/029e5f6a95e905b12d6bc20421be32a01e0eb311
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1381ce0a1dd013610985e1c4260908163a427df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1535d56fc3f6c625b7e0559c006bd0318791bb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05feaf826390fd16f1deb89dd9412def3b2a280f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dad14d22dff1a191612acb98facceb303d0524a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6497e06a102870803a59570d75ed2c36d7e11b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4780ec142cbb24b794129d3080eee5cac2943ffc

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