CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-74625

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.50%

41th percentile - higher than 41% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's netfilter bridge subsystem, a nftables ct zone rule can attach a conntrack template to an skb before nf_ct_bridge_pre() processes it. For non-IP EtherTypes, the function overwrites the conntrack state without releasing the template reference, causing memory leaks.

Risk Assessment

Memory leaks can exhaust kernel slab memory, potentially leading to system crash or service unavailability.

Recommendation

Apply the patch that resets the skb conntrack state before marking the frame untracked to release the template reference.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: bridge: release template ct on non-IP path A bridge nftables ct zone set rule can attach a conntrack template to an skb before nf_ct_bridge_pre() sees it. For non-IPv4 and non-IPv6 EtherTypes, nf_ct_bridge_pre() currently overwrites skb->_nfct with IP_CT_UNTRACKED without releasing the existing template reference. That makes the per-cpu template, and any temporary templates allocated for concurrent use, unreachable and leaks memory until the host runs out of slab. Reset the skb conntrack state before marking the frame untracked so the existing template reference is dropped on the non-IP path.

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