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Medium Memory corruption

CVE-2026-23399 — nf_tables: nft_dynset: fix possible stateful expression memleak in error path

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nf_tables: nft_dynset: fix possible stateful expression memleak in error path If cloning the second stateful expression in the element via GFP_ATOMIC fails, then the first stateful expression remains in place without being released.   unreferenced object (percpu) 0x607b97e9cab8 (size 16):     comm "softirq", pid 0, jiffies 4294931867     hex dump (first 16 bytes on cpu 3):       00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00     backtrace (crc 0):       pcpu_alloc_noprof+0x453/0xd80       nft_counter_clone+0x9c/0x190 [nf_tables]       nft_expr_clone+0x8f/0x1b0 [nf_tables]       nft_dynset_new+0x2cb/0x5f0 [nf_tables]       nft_rhash_update+0x236/0x11c0 [nf_tables]       nft_dynset_eval+0x11f/0x670 [nf_tables]       nft_do_chain+0x253/0x1700 [nf_tables]       nft_do_chain_ipv4+0x18d/0x270 [nf_tables]       nf_hook_slow+0xaa/0x1e0       ip_local_deliver+0x209/0x330

Published Mar 28, 2026 · Updated Oct 14, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: Linux

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.
How the score was calculated
  • EPSS 0.1% (30-day exploitation probability)+0
  • Technical severity (medium)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation
Not confirmed
Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.
EPSS FIRST
0.12%
ahead of 2% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026
Affects
Linux
Linux and 1 more
CVSS base
5.5
Medium · 2 source(s)

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux, Linux Linux Kernel).
  2. Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
  3. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Linux Linux version 5.11≥ 563125a73ac30d7036ae69ca35c40500562c1de4 and < 0548a13b5a145b16e4da0628b5936baf35f51b43≥ 563125a73ac30d7036ae69ca35c40500562c1de4 and < c88a9fd26cee365bec932196f76175772a941cca≥ 563125a73ac30d7036ae69ca35c40500562c1de4 and < 31641c682db73353e4647e40735c7f2a75ff58ef≥ 563125a73ac30d7036ae69ca35c40500562c1de4 and < d1354873cbe3b344899c4311ac05897fd83e3f21≥ 563125a73ac30d7036ae69ca35c40500562c1de4 and < e6661add2d9c6913e1dad97336595e23a2bed195≥ 563125a73ac30d7036ae69ca35c40500562c1de4 and < 4357dbb1d9c35ca0b4443d71c98a48e6666f7689≥ 563125a73ac30d7036ae69ca35c40500562c1de4 and < eb7bf413e59945df03d4567b73ce464eebe2f4ea Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Linux Linux Kernel version 7.0-rc6version 7.0-rc7≥ 5.11.1 and < 6.12.78version 7.0-rc5version 7.0-rc4version 7.0-rc3version 7.0-rc2version 7.0-rc1
and 3 more version 5.11≥ 6.19 and < 6.19.10≥ 6.13 and < 6.18.20
Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
5.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium 1.8 3.6 nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
5.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium — — GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.12%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
  • Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.
endpoint telemetry (EDR)crash dumps

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Affected products added · linux/linux
    Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Record published
    Oct 13, 2026
  • Fix documented
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • CVSS changed · 5.5
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Source status changed · → Modified
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • CVE published
    Mar 28, 2026 · Linux

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 2× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

12 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Linux
every CVE for this vendor
Memory corruption
same class
CWE-401
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

  • CVE-2026-99999 ipv4: validate checksum_start before completing checksum 9h
  • CVE-2026-98432 ipv4: free inet_opt and ireq_opt after an RCU grace period 9h
  • CVE-2026-98424 wifi: cfg80211: undo netns switch if renaming the wiphy fails 1d
  • CVE-2026-98425 wifi: mac80211: don't warn when an IBSS has no channel to scan 1d
  • CVE-2026-98426 wifi: mwifiex: fix IRQ leak using wrong index in MSI-X error path 1d
  • CVE-2026-98427 net/sched: codel: bound the dropping loop per dequeue call 1d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No CISA SSVC assessment.
  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-23399 is "nf_tables: nft_dynset: fix possible stateful expression memleak in error path", rated Medium. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.12% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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