CVE-2026-45859

High

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nfnetlink_queue: do shared-unconfirmed check before segmentation Ulrich reports a regression with nfqueue: If an application did not set the 'F_GSO' capability flag and a gso packet with an unconfirmed nf_conn entry is received all packets are now dropped instead of queued, because the check happens after skb_gso_segment(). In that case, we did have exclusive ownership of the skb and its associated conntrack entry. The elevated use count is due to skb_clone happening via skb_gso_segment(). Move the check so that its peformed vs. the aggregated packet. Then, annotate the individual segments except the first one so we can do a 2nd check at reinject time. For the normal case, where userspace does in-order reinjects, this avoids packet drops: first reinjected segment continues traversal and confirms entry, remaining segments observe the confirmed entry. While at it, simplify nf_ct_drop_unconfirmed(): We only care about unconfirmed entries with a refcnt > 1, there is no need to special-case dying entries. This only happens with UDP. With TCP, the only unconfirmed packet will be the TCP SYN, those aren't aggregated by GRO. Next patch adds a udpgro test case to cover this scenario.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 27, 2026
First seenMay 27, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.16, 6.2, 6.7, 6.11, 6.12.75, 6.18.14, 6.19.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel5.15.166 ≤ v < 5.16, 6.1.107 ≤ v < 6.2, 6.6.48 ≤ v < 6.7, 6.10.7 ≤ v < 6.11, 6.11.1 ≤ v < 6.12.75, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.14, 6.19 ≤ v < 6.19.4, 6.115.16, 6.2, 6.7, 6.11, 6.12.75, 6.18.14, 6.19.4
microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.139.1-1No range specified—
microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.143.1-1No range specified—
microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.145.2-1No range specified—
microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.150.1-1No range specified—
microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.157.1-1No range specified—
microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.141.1-1No range specified—
microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.144.1-1No range specified—
microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.152.1-1No range specified—
microsoft azl3_kernel_6.6.159.1-1No range specified—

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