VulnerabilityPublished 18 Oct 2026Updated 21 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-98792: Linux kernel · netfilter: flowtable: generalize pending status bit

Source GCVE Database

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-98792

Not known to be exploited · fixed in f7e292f3c8c853f27a1af7eaf3428a0e76fe5fcc : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

Severity

Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in f7e292f3c8c853f27a1af7eaf3428a0e76fe5fcc, a2cac45848d1cf31ed190db30f90ba8211e9a8ca, 4033e1a9262c57dfbfc594a591a50fcba63c531a +2

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

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What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24, < f7e292f3c8c853f27a1af7eaf3428a0e76fe5fcc	Fixed in f7e292f3c8c853f27a1af7eaf3428a0e76fe5fcc
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24, < a2cac45848d1cf31ed190db30f90ba8211e9a8ca	Fixed in a2cac45848d1cf31ed190db30f90ba8211e9a8ca
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24, < 4033e1a9262c57dfbfc594a591a50fcba63c531a	Fixed in 4033e1a9262c57dfbfc594a591a50fcba63c531a
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24, < 7c549fb7eecd01fdba7c0d12c01da876ef8a3214	Fixed in 7c549fb7eecd01fdba7c0d12c01da876ef8a3214
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ 2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24, < 4d52b72f3aa68ad0536444e36530bda75070194c	Fixed in 4d52b72f3aa68ad0536444e36530bda75070194c
LinuxLinux	Affected =5.7	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel to address this issue. Users should update to the patched kernel versions containing this fix. Since this is a kernel-level vulnerability, applying the official kernel update from the vendor or distribution is the recommended remediation.

Description

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter flowtable component has been resolved. The issue involved a race condition between the garbage collection (GC) worker and hardware offload handler due to improper handling of a pending status bit. The fix generalized the pending status bit to inhibit the GC worker until pending hardware offload work completes, preventing premature flow removal and race conditions.

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