CVE-2025-71146

MEDIUM EPSS 1.8%
Published Jan 23, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jan 23, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_conncount: fix leaked ct in error paths There are some situations where ct might be leaked as error paths are skipping the refcounted check and return immediately. In order to solve it make sure that the check is always called.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
1.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.17.13  –  <6.18
linuxlinux_kernel6.12.63any
linuxlinux_kernel6.18.2any
linuxlinux_kernel6.19any

References 7

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08fa37f4c8c59c294e9c18fea2d083ee94074e5a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b88be7211d21a0d68bb1e56dc805944e3654d6f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e2a720766886190a6d35c116794693aabd332b6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/325eb61bb30790ea27782203a17b007ce1754a67
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bd2b89f4028f250dd1c1625eb3da1979b04a5e8
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ac8dce3a893641bef224ad057932f142b8a36f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f381a33f34dda9e4023e38ba68c943bca83245e9
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08fa37f4c8c59c294e9c18fea2d083ee94074e5a
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b88be7211d21a0d68bb1e56dc805944e3654d6f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e2a720766886190a6d35c116794693aabd332b6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/325eb61bb30790ea27782203a17b007ce1754a67
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bd2b89f4028f250dd1c1625eb3da1979b04a5e8
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ac8dce3a893641bef224ad057932f142b8a36f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f381a33f34dda9e4023e38ba68c943bca83245e9
    Patch