{"cve":"CVE-2026-53268","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-25T09:16:44.883","modified":"2026-10-19T20:19:13.770","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: conntrack_irc: fix possible out-of-bounds read\n\nWhen parsing fails after we've matched the command string we\nshould bail out instead of trying to match a different command.\n\nThis helper should be deprecated, given prevalence of TLS I doubt it has\nany relevance in 2026.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H","score":8.2},"cwes":["CWE-125"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0afc802160af0df61ed374fdb97fb34cfe5cdf2f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cdda7f868f48e2f81579371584fdbdce37df2c8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/573810f61bcd6b6815e2ff53bbdd2b9c9d747176","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66eba0ffce3b7e11449946b4cbbef8ea36112f56","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c34f91305292083253df6a9f6c8ede02d4ccaea"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53268","score":0.00523,"percentile":0.44053,"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."]}