CVE-2026-43451

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nfnetlink_queue: fix entry leak in bridge verdict error path nfqnl_recv_verdict() calls find_dequeue_entry() to remove the queue entry from the queue data structures, taking ownership of the entry. For PF_BRIDGE packets, it then calls nfqa_parse_bridge() to parse VLAN attributes. If nfqa_parse_bridge() returns an error (e.g. NFQA_VLAN present but NFQA_VLAN_TCI missing), the function returns immediately without freeing the dequeued entry or its sk_buff. This leaks the nf_queue_entry, its associated sk_buff, and all held references (net_device refcounts, struct net refcount). Repeated triggering exhausts kernel memory. Fix this by dropping the entry via nfqnl_reinject() with NF_DROP verdict on the error path, consistent with other error handling in this file.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 8, 2026
First seenMay 8, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-401CWE-401

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.7 ≤ v < 5.10.253, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.203, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.167, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.130, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.78, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.19, 6.19 ≤ v < 6.19.9, 7.05.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9

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