{"cve":"CVE-2026-52970","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-24T17:17:07.500","modified":"2026-10-15T02:19:59.107","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nft_ct: fix missing expect put in obj eval\n\nnft_ct_expect_obj_eval() allocates an expectation and may call\nnf_ct_expect_related(), but never drops its local reference.\n\nAdd nf_ct_expect_put(exp) before return to balance allocation.","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":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19f94b6fee75b3ef7fbc06f3745b9a771a8a19a4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dced0725e2fae3ac3416274db20a7ff5a46931d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26ab32ec73941871c97562ee1f39587950dc3b68","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2aef1b13d5c0285f340512c6c07eb858fd018fd8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b96242ceedfe249f158419f3254bcee04173ffe"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:41:17.107060303+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-52970","score":0.00134,"percentile":0.02908,"date":"2026-10-25"},"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."]}