CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-71146

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.24%

15th percentile - higher than 15% of all known CVEs

Summary

A leak of the ct (connection tracking) object was found in the netfilter nf_conncount module of the Linux kernel in error paths. Some error paths skipped the reference check and returned immediately, causing a leak.

Risk Assessment

Leaking ct objects can lead to kernel memory exhaustion and potentially denial of service (DoS).

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that ensures the reference check is always performed in error paths.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_conncount: fix leaked ct in error paths There are some situations where ct might be leaked as error paths are skipping the refcounted check and return immediately. In order to solve it make sure that the check is always called.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS