{"cve":"CVE-2026-43060","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-05T16:16:15.050","modified":"2026-10-19T20:18:03.580","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nft_ct: drop pending enqueued packets on removal\n\nPackets sitting in nfqueue might hold a reference to:\n\n- templates that specify the conntrack zone, because a percpu area is\n  used and module removal is possible.\n- conntrack timeout policies and helper, where object removal leave\n  a stale reference.\n\nSince these objects can just go away, drop enqueued packets to avoid\nstale reference to them.\n\nIf there is a need for finer grain removal, this logic can be revisited\nto make selective packet drop upon dependencies.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36eae0956f659e48d5366d9b083d9417f3263ddc","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da0b946835f33bf36b459ead764c61a761e689b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6802ff8beceb9c4254318e81c1395720438f2cc2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77da55dee67720e2b8d2db49a53334e6c017ee7b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a64e76933672b08bd85b63086f33432070fd729"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-43060","score":0.00121,"percentile":0.01889,"date":"2026-10-26"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}