CVE-2025-71146
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.3%
17.2th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-401
Published 2026-01-23 · modified 2026-07-30
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | N | None |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2026-01-23 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-07-30 — Last modified (NVD)
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.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08fa37f4c8c59c294e9c18fea2d083ee94074e5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b88be7211d21a0d68bb1e56dc805944e3654d6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e2a720766886190a6d35c116794693aabd332b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/325eb61bb30790ea27782203a17b007ce1754a67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bd2b89f4028f250dd1c1625eb3da1979b04a5e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ac8dce3a893641bef224ad057932f142b8a36f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f381a33f34dda9e4023e38ba68c943bca83245e9