CVE-2025-71146

MEDIUM

Linux kernel - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_conncount: fix leaked ct in error paths There are some situations where ct might be leaked as error paths are skipping the refcounted check and return immediately. In order to solve it make sure that the check is always called.

References (7)

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08fa37f4c8c59c294e9c18fea2d083ee94074e5a

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b88be7211d21a0d68bb1e56dc805944e3654d6f

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e2a720766886190a6d35c116794693aabd332b6

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/325eb61bb30790ea27782203a17b007ce1754a67

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bd2b89f4028f250dd1c1625eb3da1979b04a5e8

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ac8dce3a893641bef224ad057932f142b8a36f

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f381a33f34dda9e4023e38ba68c943bca83245e9

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0001

EPSS Percentile 3.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-401

Status published

Affected Products (6)

linux/Kernel < 6.12.64linux

linux/Kernel < 6.18.3linux

linux/linux_kernel < 6.18

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

Timeline

Published Jan 23, 2026

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026