# CVE-2026-64076: netfilter: bridge: eb\_tables: close module init race

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.34, 7.0.11
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.13
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.13.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.34; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: bridge: eb_tables: close module init race sashiko reports for unrelated patch: Does the core ebtables initialization in ebtables.c suffer from a similar race? Once nf_register_sockopt() completes, the sockopts are exposed globally. sockopt has to be registered last, just like in ip/ip6/arptables.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.34, 7.0.11) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0e7dec9dfc02987598e6a42bdfcab51dcc43e10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fc488f46086d17e8e545d8104ddd95b175de218
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bb35bdaabb22fd2d86b601904e928dbaa537941
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c647e2a21bbbaceda6cdb8a44a56f44d231dc4b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02d999dc69b3918dba2414932b5d95f1f75c76cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27414ff1b287ea9a2a11675149ec28e05539f3cc

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