Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [3.13,6.1.191)[6.2,6.6.145)[6.7,6.12.97)[6.13,6.18.40)[6.19,7.1.5)
Threat Intelligence
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- published11 Oct 2026
- disclosed15 Aug 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 15 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-72416 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.1.191, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') in the nft_compat process. An attacker can cause kernel crashes, leak kernel pointers, and alter connection-tracking or NAT state by installing a malicious bridge nft_compat rule with an incompatible target and sending matching bridge traffic. This is only exploitable if the attacker has CAP_NET_ADMIN capability in the target network namespace and can install nft_compat rules.
Note: The Linux kernel project assigns a CVE to every bug fix it ships, whether or not the bug has been shown to be exploitable. This advisory was generated from that process and has not been individually assessed for exploitability. See the kernel's CVE process documentation: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/process/cve.rst