In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nft_nat: fully initialise new_addr in netmap setup
nft_nat_setup_netmap() builds the mapped address in an on-stack
union nf_inet_addr. For an IPv4 mapping it writes only the 4-byte .ip
member and the loop runs a single 32-bit iteration, but it then copies
the whole 16-byte union into range->min_addr and range->max_addr, so the
upper 12 bytes reach nf_nat_setup_info() uninitialised.
KMSAN reports an uninit-value in nf_nat_setup_info() reached from
nft_nat_eval(). The IPv6 path fills all 16 bytes and is not affected.
Zero-initialise new_addr.
netfilter: nft_nat: fully initialise new_addr in netmap setup
nft_nat_setup_netmap() builds the mapped address in an on-stack
union nf_inet_addr. For an IPv4 mapping it writes only the 4-byte .ip
member and the loop runs a single 32-bit iteration, but it then copies
the whole 16-byte union into range->min_addr and range->max_addr, so the
upper 12 bytes reach nf_nat_setup_info() uninitialised.
KMSAN reports an uninit-value in nf_nat_setup_info() reached from
nft_nat_eval(). The IPv6 path fills all 16 bytes and is not affected.
Zero-initialise new_addr.
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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_nat: fully initialise new_addr in netmap setup nft_nat_setup_netmap() builds the mapped address in an on-stack union nf_inet_addr. For an IPv4 mapping it writes only the 4-byte .ip member and the loop runs a single 32-bit iteration, but it then copies the whole 16-byte union into range->min_addr and range->max_addr, so the upper 12 bytes reach nf_nat_setup_info() uninitialised. KMSAN reports an uninit-value in nf_nat_setup_info() reached from nft_nat_eval(). The IPv6 path fills all 16 bytes and is not affected. Zero-initialise new_addr. | |
| Title | netfilter: nft_nat: fully initialise new_addr in netmap setup | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-06T08:46:16.346Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.340Z
Link: CVE-2026-98322
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-06T09:18:24.243
Modified: 2026-10-06T09:18:24.243
Link: CVE-2026-98322
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