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HIGHCVE-2026-43025Published Modified CNA Linux

CVE-2026-43025: netfilter: ctnetlink: ignore explicit helper on new expectations

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ctnetlink: ignore explicit helper on new expectations Use the existing master conntrack helper, anything else is not really supported and it just makes validation more complicated, so just ignore what helper userspace suggests for this expectation. This was uncovered when validating CTA_EXPECT_CLASS via different helper provided by userspace than the existing master conntrack helper: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in nf_ct_expect_related_report+0x2479/0x27c0 Read of size 4 at addr ffff8880043fe408 by task poc/102 Call Trace: nf_ct_expect_related_report+0x2479/0x27c0 ctnetlink_create_expect+0x22b/0x3b0 ctnetlink_new_expect+0x4bd/0x5c0 nfnetlink_rcv_msg+0x67a/0x950 netlink_rcv_skb+0x120/0x350 Allowing to read kernel memory bytes off the expectation boundary. CTA_EXPECT_HELP_NAME is still used to offer the helper name to userspace via netlink dump.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.3
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
0
Affected Products
2

Fix available

00f6c33697ccfac6499d0b7a4dbdec5d3a3a566cd187b6ec5229ea93cb04c4f6d3b52efc80f513d0d21a04c31db4057deec85fcd6cc63d720b38819c32ea0f35f235f70c133ad61fe05ba013753b978c66.1.1686.6.1346.12.816.18.226.19.127.0917b61fa2042f11e2af4c428e43f08199586633ae135f8e8212cbed12a03ab8dec77fa1247139897
Affected packages
  • Linux / Linux
    < e135f8e8212cbed12a03ab8dec77fa1247139897 (from bd0779370588386e4a67ba5d0b176cfded8e6a53) · < 2ea0f35f235f70c133ad61fe05ba013753b978c6 (from bd0779370588386e4a67ba5d0b176cfded8e6a53) · < 0f6c33697ccfac6499d0b7a4dbdec5d3a3a566cd (from bd0779370588386e4a67ba5d0b176cfded8e6a53) · < 187b6ec5229ea93cb04c4f6d3b52efc80f513d0d (from bd0779370588386e4a67ba5d0b176cfded8e6a53) · < 21a04c31db4057deec85fcd6cc63d720b38819c3 (from bd0779370588386e4a67ba5d0b176cfded8e6a53) · < 917b61fa2042f11e2af4c428e43f08199586633a (from bd0779370588386e4a67ba5d0b176cfded8e6a53)
  • Linux / Linux
    3.12
    Fixed in 0, 6.1.168, 6.6.134, 6.12.81, 6.18.22, 6.19.12, 7.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H