In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: xt_rateest: fix u64 truncation in xt_rateest_mt() On links faster than ~34 Gbps, where byte rate may exceed 2^32-1 (~ 4.3 GBps), the comparison result becomes incorrect because the truncated value no longer reflects the actual estimator rate. Fix by changing the local variables to u64.
History

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-190
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: xt_rateest: fix u64 truncation in xt_rateest_mt() On links faster than ~34 Gbps, where byte rate may exceed 2^32-1 (~ 4.3 GBps), the comparison result becomes incorrect because the truncated value no longer reflects the actual estimator rate. Fix by changing the local variables to u64.
Title netfilter: xt_rateest: fix u64 truncation in xt_rateest_mt()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-08-15T05:55:52.916Z

Updated: 2026-08-17T05:12:58.965Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.921Z

Link: CVE-2026-72349

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:08.297

Modified: 2026-08-17T06:18:38.917

Link: CVE-2026-72349

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-72349 - Bugzilla