# CVE-2026-74565: netfilter: nf\_tables: make nft\_object rhltable per table

- 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: 5.10.270, 6.1.188, 6.6.160, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from 4d44175aa5bb5f68772b1eb0306554812294ca52, fixed in 4b549d32d34ee765527e63726bb1af984876e776; from 4d44175aa5bb5f68772b1eb0306554812294ca52, fixed in 523c881661dde67efb44fce38c8eed50a72a57c1; from 4d44175aa5bb5f68772b1eb0306554812294ca52, fixed in 71714a2cec6c6d79bbd425ad968f9d6a3e4a2066; from 4d44175aa5bb5f68772b1eb0306554812294ca52, fixed in 1948e4f85b855618b5b9a27265f98d816f4cb7cb; from 4d44175aa5bb5f68772b1eb0306554812294ca52, fixed in 63ba12b664a2cd3220ed43e22c717715f4cc2ae8; from 4d44175aa5bb5f68772b1eb0306554812294ca52, fixed in 7d4789b58761d9d48d9b5f5e7e0a510c3bbfb3af; from 4d44175aa5bb5f68772b1eb0306554812294ca52, fixed in f4f699790590bd0896c48a71e9232a65198f92f0
- Linux: 5.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.1.0, fixed in 5.10.270; from 5.11.0, fixed in 6.1.188; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.103; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.44; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: make nft_object rhltable per table The nft_object rhltable is global, this allows for accessing objects that are being dismangled from lookup path by other existing netns. Given the nft_obj_destroy() releases the object inmediately, this might lead to use-after-free of these objects that are being released. Make the existing rhltable per table to address this issue to deal with with the nft_rcv_nl_event() path too. Update nft_obj_lookup() to take the table as non-const, otherwise, compiler complains when passing the objname_ht to rhltable_lookup().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.270, 6.1.188, 6.6.160, 6.12.103, 6.18.44) 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/4b549d32d34ee765527e63726bb1af984876e776
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/523c881661dde67efb44fce38c8eed50a72a57c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71714a2cec6c6d79bbd425ad968f9d6a3e4a2066
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1948e4f85b855618b5b9a27265f98d816f4cb7cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63ba12b664a2cd3220ed43e22c717715f4cc2ae8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d4789b58761d9d48d9b5f5e7e0a510c3bbfb3af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4f699790590bd0896c48a71e9232a65198f92f0

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