PT-2026-51864 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
CVE-2026-52970
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Published
2026-05-07
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Updated
2026-09-07
CVSS v2.0
6.0
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
An issue exists in the netfilter module where the
nft ct expect obj eval() function allocates an expectation and may call nf ct expect related(), but fails to drop its local reference. This results in a reference imbalance during the allocation process.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu