CVE-2026-43025
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ctnetlink: ignore explicit helper on new expectations Use the existing master conntrack helper, anything else is not really supported and it just makes validation more complicated, so just ignore what helper userspace suggests for this expectation. This was uncovered when validating CTA_EXPECT_CLASS via different helper provided by userspace than the existing master conntrack helper: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in nf_ct_expect_related_report+0x2479/0x27c0 Read of size 4 at addr ffff8880043fe408 by task poc/102 Call Trace: nf_ct_expect_related_report+0x2479/0x27c0 ctnetlink_create_expect+0x22b/0x3b0 ctnetlink_new_expect+0x4bd/0x5c0 nfnetlink_rcv_msg+0x67a/0x950 netlink_rcv_skb+0x120/0x350 Allowing to read kernel memory bytes off the expectation boundary. CTA_EXPECT_HELP_NAME is still used to offer the helper name to userspace via netlink dump.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.3 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.168
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.134
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.81
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.22
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.12
- Linux Kernel 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.3
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f6c33697ccfac6499d0b7a4dbdec5d3a3a566cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/187b6ec5229ea93cb04c4f6d3b52efc80f513d0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a04c31db4057deec85fcd6cc63d720b38819c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ea0f35f235f70c133ad61fe05ba013753b978c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/917b61fa2042f11e2af4c428e43f08199586633a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e135f8e8212cbed12a03ab8dec77fa1247139897
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f6c33697ccfac6499d0b7a4dbdec5d3a3a566cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/187b6ec5229ea93cb04c4f6d3b52efc80f513d0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a04c31db4057deec85fcd6cc63d720b38819c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ea0f35f235f70c133ad61fe05ba013753b978c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/917b61fa2042f11e2af4c428e43f08199586633a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e135f8e8212cbed12a03ab8dec77fa1247139897
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