CVE-2026-53268netfilter: conntrack_irc: fix possible out-of-bounds read
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: conntrack_irc: fix possible out-of-bounds read When parsing fails after we've matched the command string we should bail out instead of trying to match a different command. This helper should be deprecated, given prevalence of TLS I doubt it has any relevance in 2026.
- CVSS
- 8.2 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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) | 869f37d8e48f3911eb70f38a994feaa8f8380008 builds before 4cdda7f868f48e2f81579371584fdbdce37df2c8; 869f37d8e48f3911eb70f38a994feaa8f8380008 builds before 8a1d6e40dedfe1068aee094d851bd69e289c9fd6; 869f37d8e48f3911eb70f38a994feaa8f8380008 builds before 0afc802160af0df61ed374fdb97fb34cfe5cdf2f; 869f37d8e48f3911eb70f38a994feaa8f8380008 builds before 7c34f91305292083253df6a9f6c8ede02d4ccaea; from 869f37d8e48f3911eb70f38a994feaa8f8380008 before ddddd8271359961e403d11c90c9ba9fc38914f7e; 869f37d8e48f3911eb70f38a994feaa8f8380008 builds before 9e5da2379f968a3ea5a6e38921ab6201576466dc; from 869f37d8e48f3911eb70f38a994feaa8f8380008 before 573810f61bcd6b6815e2ff53bbdd2b9c9d747176; 869f37d8e48f3911eb70f38a994feaa8f8380008 builds before 66eba0ffce3b7e11449946b4cbbef8ea36112f56 | 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 SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | all versions | 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 2.6.20 before 5.10.259; from 5.11 before 5.15.210; from 5.16 before 6.1.176; from 6.2 before 6.6.143; from 6.7 before 6.12.94; from 6.13 before 6.18.36; from 6.19 before 7.0.13; 7.1; and 5 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cdda7f868f48e2f81579371584fdbdce37df2c8patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a1d6e40dedfe1068aee094d851bd69e289c9fd6patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0afc802160af0df61ed374fdb97fb34cfe5cdf2fpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c34f91305292083253df6a9f6c8ede02d4ccaeapatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddddd8271359961e403d11c90c9ba9fc38914f7epatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e5da2379f968a3ea5a6e38921ab6201576466dcpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/573810f61bcd6b6815e2ff53bbdd2b9c9d747176patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66eba0ffce3b7e11449946b4cbbef8ea36112f56patch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
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