CVE 9.8 CRITICAL

netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: use expect->helper_CVE-2026-31414

9.8 / 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: use expect->helper

Use expect->helper in ctnetlink and /proc to dump the helper name.
Using nfct_help() without holding a reference to the master conntrack
is unsafe.

Use exp->master->helper in ctnetlink path if userspace does not provide
an explicit helper when creating an expectation to retain the existing
behaviour. The ctnetlink expectation path holds the reference on the
master conntrack and nf_conntrack_expect lock and the nfnetlink glue
path refers to the master ct that is attached to the skb.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-31414
Source Linux
Published Apr 13, 2026 at 13:21
Modified Apr 27, 2026 at 14:02

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version ea781f197d6a835cbb93a0bf88ee1696296ed8aa
Affected Versions Linux Linux ea781f197d6a835cbb93a0bf88ee1696296ed8aa
Linux Linux ea781f197d6a835cbb93a0bf88ee1696296ed8aa
Linux Linux ea781f197d6a835cbb93a0bf88ee1696296ed8aa
Linux Linux ea781f197d6a835cbb93a0bf88ee1696296ed8aa
Linux Linux ea781f197d6a835cbb93a0bf88ee1696296ed8aa
Linux Linux ea781f197d6a835cbb93a0bf88ee1696296ed8aa
Linux Linux 2.6.30

References

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