# CVE-2026-98028: eth: nfp: drop the replaced rule from the list when reprogramming fails

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 9eb03bb1c035ff6e2c3a34046419446588253dda, fixed in 603b70093f729f52a37544b48679903cad834856; from 9eb03bb1c035ff6e2c3a34046419446588253dda, fixed in edaec279f59f801a05b751df475ed71a0a68c88a; from 9eb03bb1c035ff6e2c3a34046419446588253dda, fixed in 552e528a7d85cbe088b2ae4f78194713975b46cf; from 9eb03bb1c035ff6e2c3a34046419446588253dda, fixed in 108bb2142e3a12c9ad625ad662973127a113ddc6
- Linux: 6.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.8.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eth: nfp: drop the replaced rule from the list when reprogramming fails nfp_net_fs_add() replaces an existing rule by deleting it from the hardware, decrementing nn->fs.count and programming the new one. If nfp_net_fs_add_hw() fails the old entry stays on nn->fs.list - only the success path reaches list_replace() - so the list is one longer than nn->fs.count, and it advertises a rule whose hardware entry has already been torn down. nn->fs.count is what ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLCNT reports, so userspace then sizes its buffer one entry short of what the GRXCLSRLALL walk wants to write. That used to overwrite one u32 past the allocation; since the walk is bounded it is a permanent -EMSGSIZE instead, as nothing ever resyncs the counter.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7) 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/603b70093f729f52a37544b48679903cad834856
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edaec279f59f801a05b751df475ed71a0a68c88a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/552e528a7d85cbe088b2ae4f78194713975b46cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/108bb2142e3a12c9ad625ad662973127a113ddc6

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