In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nft_ct: drop pending enqueued packets on removal

Packets sitting in nfqueue might hold a reference to:

- templates that specify the conntrack zone, because a percpu area is
used and module removal is possible.
- conntrack timeout policies and helper, where object removal leave
a stale reference.

Since these objects can just go away, drop enqueued packets to avoid
stale reference to them.

If there is a need for finer grain removal, this logic can be revisited
to make selective packet drop upon dependencies.

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Tue, 05 May 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-416

Tue, 05 May 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_ct: drop pending enqueued packets on removal Packets sitting in nfqueue might hold a reference to: - templates that specify the conntrack zone, because a percpu area is used and module removal is possible. - conntrack timeout policies and helper, where object removal leave a stale reference. Since these objects can just go away, drop enqueued packets to avoid stale reference to them. If there is a need for finer grain removal, this logic can be revisited to make selective packet drop upon dependencies.
Title netfilter: nft_ct: drop pending enqueued packets on removal
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-05T15:17:26.393Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.981Z

Link: CVE-2026-43060

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-05T16:16:15.050

Modified: 2026-05-05T16:16:15.050

Link: CVE-2026-43060

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Updated: 2026-05-05T18:00:13Z

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