SB2026012397 - Memory leak in Linux kernel netfilter
Published: January 23, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026012397
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-71146)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the __nf_conncount_add() and insert_tree() functions in net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08fa37f4c8c59c294e9c18fea2d083ee94074e5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b88be7211d21a0d68bb1e56dc805944e3654d6f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e2a720766886190a6d35c116794693aabd332b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/325eb61bb30790ea27782203a17b007ce1754a67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bd2b89f4028f250dd1c1625eb3da1979b04a5e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1ac8dce3a893641bef224ad057932f142b8a36f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f381a33f34dda9e4023e38ba68c943bca83245e9