CVE-2026-98441: Linux kernel · net/sched: act_ct: avoid modifying shared unconfirmed ct entry
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in f85009dfcd65e5969526b0db7a49b5413746e630 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in f85009dfcd65e5969526b0db7a49b5413746e630, c812bb4aea13d385d048b5b24756aee2edf6f99e, b097d9d7a5b09c8ec5c4c1a08e35ac5a66b06b44 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel to reset the unconfirmed ct entry when processing cloned skb packets, preventing unsafe shared modifications. Users should apply the official kernel updates containing this fix once available. Since this is a kernel-level issue, upgrading to a patched kernel version is the recommended remediation.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched act_ct component could lead to use-after-free (UAF) conditions when processing cloned skb packets with unconfirmed connection tracking entries. This occurs due to modification of shared unconfirmed ct entries between clones, potentially causing pointer corruption in the expectation list. The issue has been resolved by resetting the entry to avoid shared modification problems without affecting known use cases.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98441 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b783c562c3238ff50c34fd7a72a735c9cc73d9a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a04ed91575819fb1859311113e95700b709bec7 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b097d9d7a5b09c8ec5c4c1a08e35ac5a66b06b44 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f85009dfcd65e5969526b0db7a49b5413746e630 (opens in a new tab)