# CVE-2026-64079: netfilter: x_tables: allocate hook ops while under mutex CVE-2026-64079 is fixed in 37 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64079, released July 20, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-64079 - Priority: Urgent - CVSS: 9.8 (Critical) - EPSS: 0.0012 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Jul 19, 2026 - Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-64079 ## Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: x_tables: allocate hook ops while under mutex arp/ip(6)t_register_table() add the table to the per-netns list via xt_register_table() before allocating the per-netns hook ops copy via kmemdup_array(). This leaves a window where the table is visible in the list with ops=NULL. If the pernet exit happens runs concurrently the pre_exit callback finds the table via xt_find_table() and passes the NULL ops pointer to nf_unregister_net_hooks(), causing a NULL dereference: general protection fault in nf_unregister_net_hooks+0xbc/0x150 RIP: nf_unregister_net_hooks (net/netfilter/core.c:613) Call Trace: ipt_unregister_table_pre_exit iptable_mangle_net_pre_exit ops_pre_exit_list cleanup_net Fix by moving the ops allocation into the xtables core so the table is never in the list without valid ops. Also ensure the table is no longer processing packets before its torn down on error unwind. nf_register_net_hooks might have published at least one hook; call synchronize_rcu() if there was an error. audit log register message gets deferred until all operations have passed, this avoids need to emit another ureg message in case of error unwinding. Based on earlier patch by Tristan Madani. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | bpftool amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | bpftool-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | bpftool6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | bpftool6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-headers amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-livepatch-6.1.188-233.385 amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-livepatch-6.12.110-135.201 amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-modules-extra amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-modules-extra-common amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-tools amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-tools-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-headers amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-modules-extra amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-modules-extra-common amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-tools amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | kernel6.12-tools-devel amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.115-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64079](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-64079.md) | Jul 20, 2026 | | Linux | linux Debian 14 | 7.0.12-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64079](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-64079.md) | Jul 20, 2026 | | Linux | perf amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | perf-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | perf6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | perf6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | python3-perf amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | python3-perf-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.1.188-233.385.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3197.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | python3-perf6.12 amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | python3-perf6.12-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.110-135.201.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-3196](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3196.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T06:59:42Z UTC. 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