A vulnerability, which was classified as critical , was found in Linux Kernel up to 7.0.12 . Affected by this vulnerability is the function dump_mac_header of the file net/netfilter/nf_log_syslog.c of the component netfilter . Executing a manipulation of the argument mac_header can lead to out-of-bounds read. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-52942 . The attack can only be done within the local network. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.