CVE-2026-52970

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_ct: fix missing expect put in obj eval nft_ct_expect_obj_eval() allocates an expectation and may call nf_ct_expect_related(), but never drops its local reference. Add nf_ct_expect_put(exp) before return to balance allocation.

CVSS 3.1

5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 2% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

Published

2026-06-24

Modified

2026-10-15

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• linux:linux_kernel

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

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