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CVE-2026-31407· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

netfilter: conntrack: add missing netlink policy validations

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: conntrack: add missing netlink policy validations Hyunwoo Kim reports out-of-bounds access in sctp and ctnetlink. These attributes are used by the kernel without any validation. Extend the netlink policies accordingly. Quoting the reporter: nlattr_to_sctp() assigns the user-supplied CTA_PROTOINFO_SCTP_STATE value directly to ct->proto.sctp.state without checking that it is within the valid range. [..] and: ... with exp->dir = 100, the access at ct->master->tuplehash[100] reads 5600 bytes past the start of a 320-byte nf_conn object, causing a slab-out-of-bounds read confirmed by UBSAN.

HighCVSS 7.1 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Apr 6, 2026
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 5th percentile
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Action score

28

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · Linux
7.1
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Affected systems

VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel2.6.27 and later · before 6.6.136
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.83
  • linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.18.24
  • linux linux kernel6.19 and later · before 6.19.10
  • linux linux kernel7.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 2.6.27affected
    • a258860e01b80e8f554a4ab1a6c95e6042eb8b73 and later · before e7b5766693477c52424cc6c79dd30a7a9c7db52caffected · git
    • a258860e01b80e8f554a4ab1a6c95e6042eb8b73 and later · before 78bba9f73942aa7dca47d817d8cec0fb9b443b70affected · git
    • a258860e01b80e8f554a4ab1a6c95e6042eb8b73 and later · before be88a337bf07afb1ee173f1099294d1b7ab3fefeaffected · git
    • a258860e01b80e8f554a4ab1a6c95e6042eb8b73 and later · before c5e918390002edf0cff80a0e7ce1f86f16a9507caffected · git
    • a258860e01b80e8f554a4ab1a6c95e6042eb8b73 and later · before 9174d28f3f15d8c4962f5980c0be167633880443affected · git
    • a258860e01b80e8f554a4ab1a6c95e6042eb8b73 and later · before 67c53c1978cef3c504237275e39c857e2f6af56eaffected · git
    • a258860e01b80e8f554a4ab1a6c95e6042eb8b73 and later · before 0fbae1e74493d5a160a70c51aeba035d8266ea7daffected · git
    • a258860e01b80e8f554a4ab1a6c95e6042eb8b73 and later · before f900e1d77ee0ef87bfb5ab3fe60f0b3d8ad5ba05affected · git
    • before 2.6.27not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.176-16.1.176-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.85-16.12.85-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 6.19.10-16.19.10-1

Same product

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux0fbae1e74493d5a160a70c51aeba035d8266ea7dVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux67c53c1978cef3c504237275e39c857e2f6af56eVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux78bba9f73942aa7dca47d817d8cec0fb9b443b70Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux9174d28f3f15d8c4962f5980c0be167633880443Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxbe88a337bf07afb1ee173f1099294d1b7ab3fefeVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc5e918390002edf0cff80a0e7ce1f86f16a9507cVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxe7b5766693477c52424cc6c79dd30a7a9c7db52cVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf900e1d77ee0ef87bfb5ab3fe60f0b3d8ad5ba05Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.176-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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