{"cve":"CVE-2026-43451","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-08T15:16:57.773","modified":"2026-06-17T10:49:37.590","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nfnetlink_queue: fix entry leak in bridge verdict error path\n\nnfqnl_recv_verdict() calls find_dequeue_entry() to remove the queue\nentry from the queue data structures, taking ownership of the entry.\nFor PF_BRIDGE packets, it then calls nfqa_parse_bridge() to parse VLAN\nattributes.  If nfqa_parse_bridge() returns an error (e.g. NFQA_VLAN\npresent but NFQA_VLAN_TCI missing), the function returns immediately\nwithout freeing the dequeued entry or its sk_buff.\n\nThis leaks the nf_queue_entry, its associated sk_buff, and all held\nreferences (net_device refcounts, struct net refcount).  Repeated\ntriggering exhausts kernel memory.\n\nFix this by dropping the entry via nfqnl_reinject() with NF_DROP verdict\non the error path, consistent with other error handling in this file.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b18d1b834ab5a5009be70b530f978d7989e445b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/208669df703a25a601f45822b10c413f258bf275","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47b1c5d1b0944aa88299f55a846fabaefc756982","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9853d94b82d303fc4ac37d592a23a154096ecd41","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a907bea273b60d3e604ec4e8e1f6c49954805794"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:55.586217763+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-43451","score":0.00123,"percentile":0.02012,"date":"2026-10-31"},"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."]}