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High · 7.8 CVE-2026-23274 EUVD-2026-13610GHSA-3cwp-73f3-j7w3

netfilter: xt_IDLETIMER: reject rev0 reuse of ALARM timer labels

Published Mar 20, 2026 · Updated Nov 10, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: kernel Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.14 Package: linux-aws-6.17 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.11 Package: linux-azure-6.14 Package: linux-azure-6.17 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.14 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.8 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-azure-nvidia Package: linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gcp-6.14 Package: linux-gcp-6.17 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-6.8 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-hwe-6.14 Package: linux-hwe-6.17 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-ibm-6.8 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.11 Package: linux-nvidia-6.17 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-lowlatency Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.11 Package: linux-oem-6.14 Package: linux-oem-6.17 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.14 Package: linux-oracle-6.17 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.14 Package: linux-realtime-6.17 Package: linux-realtime-6.8 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.14 Package: linux-riscv-6.17 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-6.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Azure Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: xt_IDLETIMER: reject rev0 reuse of ALARM timer labels

IDLETIMER revision 0 rules reuse existing timers by label and always call
mod_timer() on timer->timer.

If the label was created first by revision 1 with XT_IDLETIMER_ALARM,
the object uses alarm timer semantics and timer->timer is never initialized.
Reusing that object from revision 0 causes mod_timer() on an uninitialized
timer_list, triggering debugobjects warnings and possible panic when
panic_on_warn=1.

Fix this by rejecting revision 0 rule insertion when an existing timer with
the same label is of ALARM type.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.7 5.10.253

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.19.10-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.12.85-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.170-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS linux-bluefield 6.8.0-1022.26 —
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1092.94 —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux 6.17.0-29.29 USN-8277-1
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-aws +1 6.17.0-1015.15 USN-8310-1, USN-8277-1
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-azure-fde No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-gcp 6.17.0-1018.19 USN-8374-1
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-oracle 6.17.0-1014.14 USN-8277-1
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-raspi 6.17.0-1017.17 USN-8277-1
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-realtime 6.17.0-1013.15 USN-8277-1
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-riscv 6.17.0-29.29.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-117.117 USN-8278-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1055.58 USN-8278-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws-6.17 6.17.0-1017.17~24.04.1 USN-8374-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1056.62 USN-8278-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-6.17 6.17.0-1015.15~24.04.1 USN-8310-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 6.8.0-1058.65 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-nvidia 6.8.0-1039.42 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1058.61 USN-8278-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.17 6.17.0-1018.19~24.04.1 USN-8374-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1054.60 USN-8278-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gkeop 6.8.0-1041.44 USN-8278-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.17 6.17.0-29.29~24.04.1 USN-8277-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1055.56 USN-8278-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 6.8.0-117.117.1 USN-8278-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia 6.8.0-1054.57 USN-8289-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.17 6.17.0-1026.26 USN-8508-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1054.57.1 USN-8289-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 6.8.0-1024.24 USN-8296-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oem-6.17 6.17.0-1023.23 USN-8277-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle 6.8.0-1054.55 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.17 6.17.0-1014.14~24.04.1 USN-8277-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1056.60 USN-8278-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +18 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.17 6.17.0-29.29.1~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-xilinx 6.8.0-1032.33 USN-8499-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux 5.15.0-179.189 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1108.115 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1057.60~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure +1 5.15.0-1114.123 USN-8426-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.8 6.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1 USN-8440-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-6.8 6.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1108.117 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1104.110 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1091.99 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-124.124~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1102.105 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1055.56~22.04.1 USN-8278-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1103.109 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1100.105 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 5.15.0-178.188 USN-8291-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-117.117.1~22.04.1 USN-8278-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1103.104 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1 USN-8289-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1060.60 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1049.49 USN-8279-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1105.111 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1054.55~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.8 6.8.0-117.117~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1074.78 USN-8528-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2045.46 USN-8278-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1051.52 USN-8278-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.17 6.17.0-1013.15~24.04.1 USN-8277-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1099.101 USN-8291-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1107.116 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.8 6.8.1-1051.52~22.04.1 USN-8278-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 6.8.0-1055.58+fips1 USN-8278-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 6.8.0-1059.65+fips1 USN-8393-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips 6.8.0-116.116+fips1 USN-8296-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 6.8.0-1058.61+fips1 USN-8278-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1108.115+fips1 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1114.123+fips1 USN-8426-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-179.189+fips1 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1108.117+fips1 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1108.115~20.04.1 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1 USN-8426-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1108.117~20.04.1 USN-8279-2
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-179.189~20.04.1 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1102.105~20.04.1 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1103.109~20.04.1 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 5.15.0-178.188~20.04.1 USN-8291-2
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1060.60~20.04.1 USN-8279-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1104.110~20.04.1 USN-8439-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1102.106~20.04.1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.144.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1606-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.144.1.150500.6.71.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1606-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.200.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1563-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.200.1.150400.24.102.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1563-1
Show 17 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_0 13-160000.4.3 SUSE-SU-2026:22039-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_1 11-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22031-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_2 9-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22038-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_3 8-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22030-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_4 7-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22033-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_5 6-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22040-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_6 5-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22035-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.144.1.150500.6.71.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1606-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150500.55.144.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1606-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.200.1.150400.24.102.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1563-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.200.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1563-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_0 13-160000.4.3 SUSE-SU-2026:22039-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_1 11-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22031-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_2 9-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22038-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_3 8-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22030-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_4 7-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22033-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_5 6-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22040-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_6 5-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22035-1
SLE Micro 6.2 gdk-pixbuf 2.42.12-160000.4.1 SUSE-SU-2026:21230-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8 SUSE-SU-2026:21237-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-livepatch-SLE16_Update_5 6-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22042-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-rt +5 6.12.0-160000.28.1 SUSE-SU-2026:21237-1, SUSE-SU-2026:21230-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-41.1.21.18 SUSE-SU-2026:21114-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-41.1 SUSE-SU-2026:21255-1, SUSE-SU-2026:21114-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-41.1.21.18 SUSE-SU-2026:21123-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-41.1 SUSE-SU-2026:21123-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.144.1.150500.6.71.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1606-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.127.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1574-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150500.55.144.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1606-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.200.1.150400.24.102.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1563-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.148.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1557-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150400.24.200.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1563-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.200.1.150400.24.102.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1563-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.148.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1557-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-source +1 5.14.21-150400.24.200.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1563-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-default-base 5.3.18-150300.59.241.1.150300.18.144.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1342-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-rt +1 5.3.18-150300.241.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1575-1
SLE Micro 5.2 kernel-source +1 5.3.18-150300.59.241.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1342-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_11 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1573-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.144.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1606-1
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SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.200.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1563-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_50 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1563-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.144.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1606-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.144.1.150500.6.71.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1606-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.200.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1563-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.200.1.150400.24.102.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1563-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-150700.7.37.2 SUSE-SU-2026:1573-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 kernel-syms-rt 6.4.0-150700.7.37.1 SUSE-SU-2026:1573-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.27.1.160000.2.8 openSUSE-SU-2026:20572-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-rt +11 6.12.0-160000.28.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:20572-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.18.20-20.229 +2 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681, ALAS2023-2026-1596, ALAS2023-2026-1594
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +14 1:6.1.168-202.320.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1681
Amazon Linux 2023 perf6.12 +14 1:6.12.79-101.147.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1594
Amazon Linux 2023 perf6.18 +14 1:6.18.20-20.229.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-1596

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 kernel 6.6.130.1-1 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 kernel-uek +34 6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el10uek ELSA-2026-50372

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