CVE-2025-52890: Incus creates nftables rules that partially bypass security options

June 26, 2025 (updated June 28, 2025)

When using an ACL on a device connected to a bridge, Incus generates nftables rules that partially bypass security options security.mac_filtering, security.ipv4_filtering and security.ipv6_filtering. This can lead to ARP spoofing on the bridge and to fully spoof another VM/container on the same bridge.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-p7fw-vjjm-2rwp
github.com/lxc/incus
github.com/lxc/incus/commit/254dfd2483ab8de39b47c2258b7f1cf0759231c8
github.com/lxc/incus/security/advisories/GHSA-p7fw-vjjm-2rwp
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52890

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