CVE-2026-23399: Linux kernel · nf_tables: nft_dynset: fix possible stateful expression memleak in error path
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in eb7bf413e59945df03d4567b73ce464eebe2f4ea : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 22:04 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-11-05.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in eb7bf413e59945df03d4567b73ce464eebe2f4ea, e6661add2d9c6913e1dad97336595e23a2bed195, d1354873cbe3b344899c4311ac05897fd83e3f21 +4
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nf_tables: nft_dynset: fix possible stateful expression memleak in error path If cloning the second stateful expression in the element via GFP_ATOMIC fails, then the first stateful expression remains in place without being released. unreferenced object (percpu) 0x607b97e9cab8 (size 16): comm "softirq", pid 0, jiffies 4294931867 hex dump (first 16 bytes on cpu 3): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 backtrace (crc 0): pcpu_alloc_noprof+0x453/0xd80 nft_counter_clone+0x9c/0x190 [nf_tables] nft_expr_clone+0x8f/0x1b0 [nf_tables] nft_dynset_new+0x2cb/0x5f0 [nf_tables] nft_rhash_update+0x236/0x11c0 [nf_tables] nft_dynset_eval+0x11f/0x670 [nf_tables] nft_do_chain+0x253/0x1700 [nf_tables] nft_do_chain_ipv4+0x18d/0x270 [nf_tables] nf_hook_slow+0xaa/0x1e0 ip_local_deliver+0x209/0x330
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb7bf413e59945df03d4567b73ce464eebe2f4ea (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4357dbb1d9c35ca0b4443d71c98a48e6666f7689 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6661add2d9c6913e1dad97336595e23a2bed195 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1354873cbe3b344899c4311ac05897fd83e3f21 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/31641c682db73353e4647e40735c7f2a75ff58ef (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c88a9fd26cee365bec932196f76175772a941cca (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0548a13b5a145b16e4da0628b5936baf35f51b43 (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html (opens in a new tab)