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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2026-31416 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nfnetlink_log: account for netlink header size This is a followup to an old bug fix: NLMSG_DONE needs to account for the netlink header size, not just the attribute size. This can result in a WARN splat + drop of the netlink message, but other than this there are no ill effects.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/607245c4dbb86d9a10dd8388da0fb82170a99b61 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b419700e459fbf707ca1543b7c1b57a60fedb73 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d52a4a0520a6696bdde51caa11f2d6821cd0c01 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/761b45c661af48da6a065868d59ab1e1f64fd9b6 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88a8f56e6276f616baad4274c6b8e4683e26e520 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f08ffa3e1c8e36b6131f69c5eb23700c28cbd262 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-31416
NVD Published Date:
04/13/2026
NVD Last Modified:
04/13/2026
Source:
kernel.org