CVE-2026-31665netfilter: nft_ct: fix use-after-free in timeout object destroy
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_ct: fix use-after-free in timeout object destroy nft_ct_timeout_obj_destroy() frees the timeout object with kfree() immediately after nf_ct_untimeout(), without waiting for an RCU grace period. Concurrent packet processing on other CPUs may still hold RCU-protected references to the timeout object obtained via rcu_dereference() in nf_ct_timeout_data(). Add an rcu_head to struct nf_ct_timeout and use kfree_rcu() to defer freeing until after an RCU grace period, matching the approach already used in nfnetlink_cttimeout.c. KASAN report: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in nf_conntrack_tcp_packet+0x1381/0x29d0 Read of size 4 at addr ffff8881035fe19c by task exploit/80 Call Trace: nf_conntrack_tcp_packet+0x1381/0x29d0 nf_conntrack_in+0x612/0x8b0 nf_hook_slow+0x70/0x100 __ip_local_out+0x1b2/0x210 tcp_sendmsg_locked+0x722/0x1580 __sys_sendto+0x2d8/0x320 Allocated by task 75: nft_ct_timeout_obj_init+0xf6/0x290 nft_obj_init+0x107/0x1b0 nf_tables_newobj+0x680/0x9c0 nfnetlink_rcv_batch+0xc29/0xe00 Freed by task 26: nft_obj_destroy+0x3f/0xa0 nf_tables_trans_destroy_work+0x51c/0x5c0 process_one_work+0x2c4/0x5a0
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 7e0b2b57f01d183e1c84114f1f2287737358d748 before c458fc1c278a65ad5381083121d39a479973ebed; from 7e0b2b57f01d183e1c84114f1f2287737358d748 before c581e5c8f2b59158f62efe61c1a3dc36189081ff; from 7e0b2b57f01d183e1c84114f1f2287737358d748 before f16fe84879a5280f05ebbcea593a189ba0f3e79a; from 7e0b2b57f01d183e1c84114f1f2287737358d748 before 070abdf1b04325b21a20a2a0c39a2208af107275; from 7e0b2b57f01d183e1c84114f1f2287737358d748 before aa7cfa16f98f8ec3e6d47c34e1a8c1ae4b9b8b77; from 7e0b2b57f01d183e1c84114f1f2287737358d748 before b42aca3660dc2627a29a38131597ca610dc451f9; from 7e0b2b57f01d183e1c84114f1f2287737358d748 before d0983b48c10d1509fd795c155f8b1e832e1369ff; from 7e0b2b57f01d183e1c84114f1f2287737358d748 before f8dca15a1b190787bbd03285304b569631160eda | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.6 | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 4.19.1 before 5.10.253; from 5.11 before 5.15.203; from 5.16 before 6.1.169; from 6.2 before 6.6.135; from 6.7 before 6.12.82; from 6.13 before 6.18.23; from 6.19 before 6.19.13; 4.19; and 7 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c458fc1c278a65ad5381083121d39a479973ebedpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c581e5c8f2b59158f62efe61c1a3dc36189081ffpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f16fe84879a5280f05ebbcea593a189ba0f3e79apatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/070abdf1b04325b21a20a2a0c39a2208af107275patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa7cfa16f98f8ec3e6d47c34e1a8c1ae4b9b8b77patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b42aca3660dc2627a29a38131597ca610dc451f9patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0983b48c10d1509fd795c155f8b1e832e1369ffpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8dca15a1b190787bbd03285304b569631160edapatch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
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