CVE-2026-52970

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19f94b6fee75b3ef7fbc06f3745b9a771a8a19a4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dced0725e2fae3ac3416274db20a7ff5a46931d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26ab32ec73941871c97562ee1f39587950dc3b68
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2aef1b13d5c0285f340512c6c07eb858fd018fd8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b96242ceedfe249f158419f3254bcee04173ffe
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84c422cea5a45fe56be839f25880f21fd33940cd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdb9a25dd3416d427e8b2753210f8baf44207577
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecca618e1e339494911090474ed87742c0f73976

Configurations

No configuration.

History

24 Jun 2026, 17:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-24 17:17

Updated : 2026-06-24 17:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-52970

Mitre link : CVE-2026-52970

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-52970

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

No CWE.

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