CVE-2026-23391 — Improper Update of Reference Count in Linux
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.71%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMar 25
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: xt_CT: drop pending enqueued packets on template removal
Templates refer to objects that can go away while packets are sitting in
nfqueue refer to:
- helper, this can be an issue on module removal.
- timeout policy, nfnetlink_cttimeout might remove it.
The use of templates with zone and event cache filter are safe, since
this just copies values.
Flush these enqueued packets in case the template rule gets removed.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages5 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux24de58f465165298aaa8f286b2592f0163706cfe — d2d0bae0c9a2a17b6990a2966f5cdce0813d6256+6
🔴Vulnerability Details
3GHSA▶
GHSA-qqcv-h6xq-mw7q: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: xt_CT: drop pending enqueued packets on template removal
Templates re↗2026-03-25
OSV▶
CVE-2026-23391: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: xt_CT: drop pending enqueued packets on template removal Templates refe↗2026-03-25
📋Vendor Advisories
3Debian▶
CVE-2026-23391: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ...↗2026