netfilter: nf_conntrack_helper: pass helper to expect cleanup

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-43027
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-01 15:16:47 UTC
Updated2026-05-01 15:24:14 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_conntrack_helper: pass helper to expect cleanup nf_conntrack_helper_unregister() calls nf_ct_expect_iterate_destroy() to remove expectations belonging to the helper being unregistered. However, it passes NULL instead of the helper pointer as the data argument, so expect_iter_me() never matches any expectation and all of them survive the cleanup. After unregister returns, nfnl_cthelper_del() frees the helper object immediately. Subsequent expectation dumps or packet-driven init_conntrack() calls then dereference the freed exp->helper, causing a use-after-free. Pass the actual helper pointer so expectations referencing it are properly destroyed before the helper object is freed. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in string+0x38f/0x430 Read of size 1 at addr ffff888003b14d20 by task poc/103 Call Trace: string+0x38f/0x430 vsnprintf+0x3cc/0x1170 seq_printf+0x17a/0x240 exp_seq_show+0x2e5/0x560 seq_read_iter+0x419/0x1280 proc_reg_read+0x1ac/0x270 vfs_read+0x179/0x930 ksys_read+0xef/0x1c0 Freed by task 103: The buggy address is located 32 bytes inside of freed 192-byte region [ffff888003b14d00, ffff888003b14dc0)

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd 5cf28d5c8dcbbe8af6d3b145babe491906d7bad1 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd 504ba4168466c91210c45acdc332479cfd5f2da6 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd dc1739eff48e34cc71d4e2f03715493fbcebd8af git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd 2cf2737c85a2ba2b52024dafe68ffad2676f97be git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd 2c16e4d64dd91227742dfe196a3e7b0568bef65a git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd 620f3d14c1ef51d425060a3056ad8dbae8f998a3 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd 90bd7e8501349db3006d21fbc09df9ffcb172965 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd a242a9ae58aa46ff7dae51ce64150a93957abe65 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4.14 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 4.14 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.253 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.203 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.168 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.134 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.81 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.22 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19.12 6.19.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/a242a9ae58aa46ff7dae51ce64150a93957abe65 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/620f3d14c1ef51d425060a3056ad8dbae8f998a3 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc1739eff48e34cc71d4e2f03715493fbcebd8af 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c16e4d64dd91227742dfe196a3e7b0568bef65a 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/504ba4168466c91210c45acdc332479cfd5f2da6 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cf2737c85a2ba2b52024dafe68ffad2676f97be 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/90bd7e8501349db3006d21fbc09df9ffcb172965 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cf28d5c8dcbbe8af6d3b145babe491906d7bad1 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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