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              "introduced": "2c8897953f3b2ff5498f3f275708a742bfcdbc24"
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          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
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    {
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        "name": "Kernel"
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              "introduced": "5.7.0"
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              "fixed": "6.12.113"
            }
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              "introduced": "6.13.0"
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              "fixed": "6.18.56"
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          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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        {
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              "introduced": "6.19.0"
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              "fixed": "7.2.10"
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          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98792.json"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: flowtable: generalize pending status bit\n\nRename NF_FLOW_HW_PENDING to NF_FLOW_PENDING and use it to inhibit the\nflowtable GC worker until pending hw offload work has been completed.\n\nApparently, nf_flow_offload_stats() can schedule work to retrieve stats\nwhile the flow is being removed by GC.\n\nAnd this bit can also be used in a follow up patch to disable GC until\nthe flow has been fully added in both directions.\n\nRevert the reordering done in commit d644b23afe1e (\"netfilter:\nflowtable: publish HW_DEAD after worker is done\") to prevent a race\nbetween GC and hw offload handler.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-98792",
  "modified": "2026-10-20T02:31:07.207289750Z",
  "published": "2026-10-18T15:48:31.098Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4033e1a9262c57dfbfc594a591a50fcba63c531a"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d52b72f3aa68ad0536444e36530bda75070194c"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c549fb7eecd01fdba7c0d12c01da876ef8a3214"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2cac45848d1cf31ed190db30f90ba8211e9a8ca"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98792.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98792"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "summary": "netfilter: flowtable: generalize pending status bit"
}