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

netfilter: conntrack: revert ct extension genid infrastructure

This infrastructure is not used anymore after moving ct timeout and
helper to use datapath refcount to track object use.

Revert commit c56716c69ce1 ("netfilter: extensions: introduce extension
genid count") this patch disables all ct extensions (leading to NULL)
for unconfirmed conntracks, when this is only targeted at ct helper and
ct timeout. There is also codebase that dereferences the ct extension
without checking for NULL which could lead to crash.
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Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-476

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: conntrack: revert ct extension genid infrastructure This infrastructure is not used anymore after moving ct timeout and helper to use datapath refcount to track object use. Revert commit c56716c69ce1 ("netfilter: extensions: introduce extension genid count") this patch disables all ct extensions (leading to NULL) for unconfirmed conntracks, when this is only targeted at ct helper and ct timeout. There is also codebase that dereferences the ct extension without checking for NULL which could lead to crash.
Title netfilter: conntrack: revert ct extension genid infrastructure
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: 2026-08-28T06:48:50.241Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.777Z

Link: CVE-2026-80636

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T08:16:48.513

Modified: 2026-08-28T08:16:48.513

Link: CVE-2026-80636

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Updated: 2026-08-28T11:00:11Z

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