netfilter: xt_hashlimit: validate hashtable supports XT_HASHLIMIT_RATE_MATCH
The XT_HASHLIMIT_RATE_MATCH flag mode changes the semantics of the
dsthash_ent structure which represents an entry in the hashtable. There
is a union area which uses a different layout to express the rate match
mode.
Update .checkentry path to validate the XT_HASHLIMIT_RATE_MATCH mode
flag is requested by two or more different rules that refer to the same
hashtable. Otherwise, uninitialized access to the burst field in the
union is possible.
Reject the use of the XT_HASHLIMIT_RATE_MATCH mode flag if set on by
revision less than 3 too.
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| Weaknesses | CWE-788 |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: xt_hashlimit: validate hashtable supports XT_HASHLIMIT_RATE_MATCH The XT_HASHLIMIT_RATE_MATCH flag mode changes the semantics of the dsthash_ent structure which represents an entry in the hashtable. There is a union area which uses a different layout to express the rate match mode. Update .checkentry path to validate the XT_HASHLIMIT_RATE_MATCH mode flag is requested by two or more different rules that refer to the same hashtable. Otherwise, uninitialized access to the burst field in the union is possible. Reject the use of the XT_HASHLIMIT_RATE_MATCH mode flag if set on by revision less than 3 too. | |
| Title | netfilter: xt_hashlimit: validate hashtable supports XT_HASHLIMIT_RATE_MATCH | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T12:28:06.392Z
Reserved: 2026-08-15T05:44:03.916Z
Link: CVE-2026-74564
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T13:18:01.903
Modified: 2026-08-15T13:18:01.903
Link: CVE-2026-74564
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-15T15:45:06Z