CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-52970

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.13%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel netfilter subsystem, a reference leak of an expectation object was found in nft_ct_expect_obj_eval(). The function allocates an expectation but never releases the local reference before returning.

Risk Assessment

The reference leak may lead to kernel memory exhaustion, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) for the system.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that adds nf_ct_expect_put(exp) before each return in nft_ct_expect_obj_eval().

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_ct: fix missing expect put in obj eval nft_ct_expect_obj_eval() allocates an expectation and may call nf_ct_expect_related(), but never drops its local reference. Add nf_ct_expect_put(exp) before return to balance allocation.

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