SB20260815131 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel netfilter
Published: August 15, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260815131
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) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-74347)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free in the netfilter conntrack timeout policy handling when removing a timeout policy while conntrack entries or queued packets still reference it. A local privileged user can delete a referenced timeout policy to cause a denial of service.
Exploitation requires the ability to manage conntrack timeout policies in netfilter.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.