In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: flowtable: hold reference on ct until flow is released nf_ct_put() releases the ct->ext area inmediately, the rcu typesafe semantics also allow to refer to the wrong conntrack from the flowtable datapath. Hold reference on ct until flow is released after rcu grace period. Add rcu_barrier() on module exit path, to ensure pending flow entries are release before module goes away.
Fix
Microsoft's update · Critical
- Release Notes — azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 · build 6.6.158.1-1
From the 2026-Oct release note of Microsoft's Security Update Guide, revised 2026-10-28.
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 2
- StatusReceived → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-19 09:17
- First seenCVSS 7.8NVD modified 2026-10-19 10:18
Affected (CPE criteria) 0
NVD has not attached CPE configurations yet.
References 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12c1ac230f4ca16e0017b62a963ab75e0b48074f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61c6688be282277c6e91ab286a7acd0ae8681ac6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8274cdc5f9c57e17ed77fc4ba76212536c840f25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93ff1594be1aad4da364462dd8db050ebcfda2de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a43cd2b67b91e943273c913237a7a88c50cdcfbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9e6175a3ee48209ee65f294fc567b4e16b29b74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e75a9fa1d44bcbd66ea02e8781bcca6ea4076e0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eed6997e8dc40593a539fcc722e7ed51b18db86c