cve-2026-31496

MEDIUM CVSS 5.5 nvd
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: skip expectations in other netns via proc Skip expectations that do not reside in this netns. Similar to e77e6ff502ea ("netfilter: conntrack: do not dump other netns's conntrack entries via proc").

Timeline
Published
2026-04-22
Last Modified
2026-11-05
CVSS Details
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
Affected Products
  • linux linux_kernel
CVSS metrics
Version Base Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Source
3.1 5.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 1.8 3.6 nvd@nist.gov
CPE configurations
OR
CPE Version range Vulnerable
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* >= 2.6.28.1, < 6.1.168 yes
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* >= 6.2, < 6.6.131 yes
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* >= 6.7, < 6.12.80 yes
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* >= 6.13, < 6.18.21 yes
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* >= 6.19, < 6.19.11 yes
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:-:*:*:*:*:*:* — yes
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* — yes
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* — yes
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* — yes
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* — yes
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* — yes
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* — yes
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* — yes
NVD metadata
NVD status
Modified
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
Linked Vulnerabilities

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