CVE-2026-46101

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Netfilter subsystem. Specifically, the nft_bitwise expression incorrectly handles zero shift operands during initialization. This can lead to undefined behavior within the kernel, potentially causing system instability. An attacker could exploit this by crafting malformed Netfilter rules, preventing the system from processing network packets correctly.

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