Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-72057

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Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-72057

Published: August 16, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU143531
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-72057
CWE-ID: CWE-664
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper preservation of control-buffer state in tcf_ct_handle_fragments() in the act_ct component when handling fragmented traffic through connection-tracking defragmentation. A remote attacker can send specially crafted fragmented packets to cause a denial of service.

System impact occurs when panic_on_warn is enabled.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-72057

Install security update from vendor's repository.

Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux-gcp-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-38.38~24.04.4, 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1
linux-azure-7.0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1017.17~24.04.1

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