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CVE-2026-72430— net/sched: act_ct: fix nf_connlabels leak on two error paths

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 6.7版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于net/sched/act_ct的tcf_ct_fill_params函数在两条错误路径上未正确释放nf_connlabels引用，可能导致具有CAP_NET_ADMIN权限的未授权用户通过用户命名空间造成资源泄漏。

AI Predicted 4.4 Difficulty: Easy EPSS 0.21% · P10

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1499 · Endpoint Denial of Service

Affected Version Matrix 10

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 70f06c115bcca26ceeebf938e48bc8143668e38b< 13b561c893c741635adce3781490a7a1099106c8 affected
70f06c115bcca26ceeebf938e48bc8143668e38b< 1d51aff78f078af1a80e9496c2f4643f4c0ef0a0 affected
70f06c115bcca26ceeebf938e48bc8143668e38b< 0c3d8fc87e10e38fe054ece009d6d1f66bef2cd4 affected
70f06c115bcca26ceeebf938e48bc8143668e38b< 16e088016f38cf728a0de709c3335cc5a3850476 affected
6.7 affected
< 6.7 unaffected
6.12.97≤ 6.12.* unaffected
6.18.40≤ 6.18.* unaffected
… +2 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-72430

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Vulnerability Title
net/sched: act_ct: fix nf_connlabels leak on two error paths
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_ct: fix nf_connlabels leak on two error paths tcf_ct_fill_params() calls nf_connlabels_get() (setting put_labels) when TCA_CT_LABELS is present, but two later error sites use a bare return instead of "goto err", skipping the err: nf_connlabels_put() cleanup. They also precede the "p->put_labels = put_labels" assignment, so the tcf_ct_params_free() fallback does not release the count either. Each failed RTM_NEWACTION on these paths leaks one nf_connlabels reference: net->ct.labels_used is incremented and never released. The action is reachable with CAP_NET_ADMIN over the netns, i.e. from an unprivileged user namespace on default-userns kernels. Impact: an unprivileged user with CAP_NET_ADMIN over a network namespace (e.g. via user namespaces) leaks one nf_connlabels reference per failed RTM_NEWACTION on the two error paths; net->ct.labels_used is never released. The err: label is safe to reach from both sites: p->tmpl is still NULL there (kzalloc'd, not yet assigned) and nf_ct_put(NULL) is a no-op, so no inline release is needed.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会开源的一个操作系统内核。 Linux kernel 6.7版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于net/sched/act_ct的tcf_ct_fill_params函数在两条错误路径上未正确释放nf_connlabels引用，可能导致具有CAP_NET_ADMIN权限的未授权用户通过用户命名空间造成资源泄漏。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

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Linux Linux 70f06c115bcca26ceeebf938e48bc8143668e38b ~ 13b561c893c741635adce3781490a7a1099106c8 -
Linux Linux 6.7 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-72430 (3)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-08-15 · 844 CVEs total

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CVE-2026-74279 10.0 CRITICAL crypto: cavium/cpt - fix DMA cleanup using wrong loop index
CVE-2026-74475 10.0 CRITICAL vxlan: use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit()
CVE-2026-72421 10.0 CRITICAL ipv4: fib: Don't ignore error route in local/main tables.
CVE-2026-74309 10.0 CRITICAL vdpa/octeon_ep: fix IRQ-to-ring mapping in interrupt handler
CVE-2026-72407 10.0 CRITICAL geneve: validate inner network offset in geneve_gro_complete()
CVE-2026-72408 10.0 CRITICAL geneve: gate GRO hint in geneve_gro_complete() on gs->gro_hint
CVE-2026-72493 9.9 CRITICAL net: serialize netif_running() check in enqueue_to_backlog()
CVE-2026-72319 9.8 CRITICAL ipvs: ensure inner headers in ICMP errors are in headroom
CVE-2026-72220 9.8 CRITICAL sunrpc: harden rq_procinfo lifecycle to prevent double-free
CVE-2026-72217 9.8 CRITICAL SUNRPC: Bound-check xdr_buf_to_bvec() stores before writing
CVE-2026-74384 9.8 CRITICAL nvme-multipath: fix flex array size in struct nvme_ns_head
CVE-2026-72299 9.8 CRITICAL tipc: restrict socket queue dumps in enqueue tracepoints
CVE-2026-72210 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: fix off-by-one in mapping pairs decoding bounds checks
CVE-2026-72211 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: grow index root value before reparent header update
CVE-2026-72317 9.8 CRITICAL SUNRPC: pin upper rpc_clnt across the TLS connect_worker
CVE-2026-72209 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: validate attribute values on lookup
CVE-2026-74268 9.8 CRITICAL tcp: clear sock_ops cb flags before force-closing a child socket
CVE-2026-72207 9.8 CRITICAL ntfs: not change 0-byte $DATA attribute to non-resident
CVE-2026-74267 9.8 CRITICAL net/sched: sch_codel: Do not call qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog during peek before restoring q

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