netfilter: bridge: release template ct on non-IP path
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: bridge: release template ct on non-IP path A bridge nftables ct zone set rule can attach a conntrack template to an skb before nf_ct_bridge_pre() sees it. For non-IPv4 and non-IPv6 EtherTypes, nf_ct_bridge_pre() currently overwrites skb->_nfct with IP_CT_UNTRACKED without releasing the existing template reference. That makes the per-cpu template, and any temporary templates allocated for concurrent use, unreachable and leaks memory until the host runs out of slab. Reset the skb conntrack state before marking the frame untracked so the existing template reference is dropped on the non-IP path.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74625
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vjwv-39q4-jxgj
- 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc90df37540627d092af770215fb4b7befe9409b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/daa6e070f8e1e7a4dddec8b64ca37663f8cda917
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd7b16494dacf87e9336a1dcfdada83b9e40edd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ea88401e10e04e0b3bb7a7adea54932fb60b93b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46d559f00b1ab1d114f92d2f16c5ef0093b3b9dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c58d34fe8b7e47bb0b350a7625023b1261342be5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cff440d702616022769f2643168d7f9820547a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d45cc8020d7c0a9f01dee42ff5c40bc14c9af72f
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74625 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74625 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vjwv-39q4-jxgj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74625 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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