CVE-2026-23391Improper Update of Reference Count in Linux

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.71%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
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

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel3.4.06.1.167+4
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.19.10-1
CVEListV5linux/linux24de58f465165298aaa8f286b2592f0163706cfed2d0bae0c9a2a17b6990a2966f5cdce0813d6256+6
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.19.10-1 (forky)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
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 re2026-03-25
OSV
netfilter: xt_CT: drop pending enqueued packets on template removal2026-03-25
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 refe2026-03-25

📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
kernel: netfilter: xt_CT: drop pending enqueued packets on template removal2026-03-25
Microsoft
netfilter: xt_CT: drop pending enqueued packets on template removal2026-03-10
Debian
CVE-2026-23391: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23391 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz