CVE-2026-43060
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_ct: drop pending enqueued packets on removal Packets sitting in nfqueue might hold a reference to: - templates that specify the conntrack zone, because a percpu area is used and module removal is possible. - conntrack timeout policies and helper, where object removal leave a stale reference. Since these objects can just go away, drop enqueued packets to avoid stale reference to them. If there is a need for finer grain removal, this logic can be revisited to make selective packet drop upon dependencies.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, 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: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-416 · Use after free
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.253
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.203
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.167
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.130
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.78
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.20
- Linux Kernel < 6.19.10
- Linux Kernel 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36eae0956f659e48d5366d9b083d9417f3263ddc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da0b946835f33bf36b459ead764c61a761e689b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6802ff8beceb9c4254318e81c1395720438f2cc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77da55dee67720e2b8d2db49a53334e6c017ee7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a64e76933672b08bd85b63086f33432070fd729
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab50302190b303f847c4eba0e31a01a56dec596e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e68a8db3a0546482b34e9ca5ca886bcf73eb37bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f29a055e4f593e577805b41228b142b58f48df1b
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36eae0956f659e48d5366d9b083d9417f3263ddc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da0b946835f33bf36b459ead764c61a761e689b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6802ff8beceb9c4254318e81c1395720438f2cc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77da55dee67720e2b8d2db49a53334e6c017ee7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a64e76933672b08bd85b63086f33432070fd729
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab50302190b303f847c4eba0e31a01a56dec596e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e68a8db3a0546482b34e9ca5ca886bcf73eb37bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f29a055e4f593e577805b41228b142b58f48df1b