In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nft_compat: ebtables emulation must reject non-bridge targets

xtables targets return netfilter verdicts: NF_ACCEPT, NF_DROP, and so
on. ebtables targets return incompatible verdicts: EBT_ACCEPT,
EBT_DROP, ... We cannot allow fallback to NFPROTO_UNSPEC.

ebtables doesn't permit this since
11ff7288beb2 ("netfilter: ebtables: reject non-bridge targets")
but that commit missed the nft_compat layer.

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0ca743a5599199152a31a7146b83213c786c2eb2 affected < efc17b9240d821c424bc5191a5c6e9384a06293e
0ca743a5599199152a31a7146b83213c786c2eb2 affected < b3f7a84540a0d014ec42343ff5909657c1bd1994
0ca743a5599199152a31a7146b83213c786c2eb2 affected < 33e1875d6b5b552a2e5652b40074c604199354ee
0ca743a5599199152a31a7146b83213c786c2eb2 affected < c129b0185e707dce405968e21afccd5728b2ce63
0ca743a5599199152a31a7146b83213c786c2eb2 affected < 9dbba7e694ec045f21ede2f892fb42b81b4e1692
Linux Linux affected
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3.13 affected —
0 unaffected < 3.13
6.6.145 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.97 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.40 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
7.1.5 unaffected ≤ 7.1.*
7.2-rc1 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33e1875d6b5b552a2e5652b40074c604199354ee cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dbba7e694ec045f21ede2f892fb42b81b4e1692 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3f7a84540a0d014ec42343ff5909657c1bd1994 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c129b0185e707dce405968e21afccd5728b2ce63 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efc17b9240d821c424bc5191a5c6e9384a06293e cve-icon cve-icon
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_compat: ebtables emulation must reject non-bridge targets xtables targets return netfilter verdicts: NF_ACCEPT, NF_DROP, and so on. ebtables targets return incompatible verdicts: EBT_ACCEPT, EBT_DROP, ... We cannot allow fallback to NFPROTO_UNSPEC. ebtables doesn't permit this since 11ff7288beb2 ("netfilter: ebtables: reject non-bridge targets") but that commit missed the nft_compat layer.
Title netfilter: nft_compat: ebtables emulation must reject non-bridge targets
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:56:36.886Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.927Z

Link: CVE-2026-72416

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:15.223

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:15.223

Link: CVE-2026-72416

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