CVE-2026-72057

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_ct: preserve tc_skb_cb across defragmentation tcf_ct_handle_fragments() calls nf_ct_handle_fragments() without saving and restoring skb->cb. The defrag helper clears IPCB/IP6CB, which aliases the tc_skb_cb/qdisc_skb_cb control buffer. Fragmented traffic through act_ct therefore loses qdisc metadata such as pkt_segs and can trigger WARN_ON_ONCE() in qdisc_pkt_segs() when panic_on_warn is enabled. Save and restore the full tc_skb_cb around nf_ct_handle_fragments(), matching the pattern used by ovs_ct_handle_fragments().

CVSS 3.1

8.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

EPSS

0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 47% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-662

Published

2026-08-15

Modified

2026-10-19

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-21

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2400c4b05d58834b994500a9eec90a37db44187c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c3ae5f6c7c6de73ea9b6a75154fe4ed343e1bac
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67d6b00a54446c008f52cf70fc0c2ad0c712f85d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9092e15defbe6c7bc241c306093ca9d358a578e7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3d835407846134b0d54637c0281b39bebef831d

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