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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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-06-09 | Published 2026-06-24 | Updated 2026-06-24 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

857b46027d6f91150797295752581b7155b9d0e1 (git) before cdb9a25dd3416d427e8b2753210f8baf44207577
affected

857b46027d6f91150797295752581b7155b9d0e1 (git) before 26ab32ec73941871c97562ee1f39587950dc3b68
affected

857b46027d6f91150797295752581b7155b9d0e1 (git) before 7b96242ceedfe249f158419f3254bcee04173ffe
affected

857b46027d6f91150797295752581b7155b9d0e1 (git) before ecca618e1e339494911090474ed87742c0f73976
affected

857b46027d6f91150797295752581b7155b9d0e1 (git) before 2aef1b13d5c0285f340512c6c07eb858fd018fd8
affected

857b46027d6f91150797295752581b7155b9d0e1 (git) before 1dced0725e2fae3ac3416274db20a7ff5a46931d
affected

857b46027d6f91150797295752581b7155b9d0e1 (git) before 84c422cea5a45fe56be839f25880f21fd33940cd
affected

857b46027d6f91150797295752581b7155b9d0e1 (git) before 19f94b6fee75b3ef7fbc06f3745b9a771a8a19a4
affected

Default status
affected

5.3
affected

Any version before 5.3
unaffected

5.10.258 (semver)
unaffected

5.15.209 (semver)
unaffected

6.1.175 (semver)
unaffected

6.6.141 (semver)
unaffected

6.12.91 (semver)
unaffected

6.18.33 (semver)
unaffected

7.0.10 (semver)
unaffected

7.1 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/cdb9a25dd3416d427e8b2753210f8baf44207577

git.kernel.org/...c/26ab32ec73941871c97562ee1f39587950dc3b68

git.kernel.org/...c/7b96242ceedfe249f158419f3254bcee04173ffe

git.kernel.org/...c/ecca618e1e339494911090474ed87742c0f73976

git.kernel.org/...c/2aef1b13d5c0285f340512c6c07eb858fd018fd8

git.kernel.org/...c/1dced0725e2fae3ac3416274db20a7ff5a46931d

git.kernel.org/...c/84c422cea5a45fe56be839f25880f21fd33940cd

git.kernel.org/...c/19f94b6fee75b3ef7fbc06f3745b9a771a8a19a4

cve.org (CVE-2026-52970)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-52970)

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