CVE-2026-52970EPSS p5.3%
CVE-2026-52970CVE-2026-52970
linux / linux_kernel
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nft_ct: fix missing expect put in obj eval
nft_ct_expect_obj_eval() allocates an expectation and may call
nf_ct_expect_related(), but never drops its local reference.
Add nf_ct_expect_put(exp) before return to balance allocation.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.5 () |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.17% probability of exploitation · percentile 5.3% · 2026-10-06T12:00:23Z |
| Last modified | 2026-09-08 |