In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sched: act_ct: fix ref leak when switching zones
When switching zones or network namespaces without doing a ct clear in
between, it is now leaking a reference to the old ct entry. That's
because tcf_ct_skb_nfct_cached() returns false and
tcf_ct_flow_table_lookup() may simply overwrite it.
The fix is to, as the ct entry is not reusable, free it already at
tcf_ct_skb_nfct_cached().
                
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                    Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics | ssvc 
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Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:00:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-401 | 
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared | Linux Linux linux Kernel | |
| Weaknesses | NVD-CWE-Other | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products | Linux Linux linux Kernel | 
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 01:45:00 +0000
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| Metrics | threat_severity 
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Wed, 26 Feb 2025 02:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_ct: fix ref leak when switching zones When switching zones or network namespaces without doing a ct clear in between, it is now leaking a reference to the old ct entry. That's because tcf_ct_skb_nfct_cached() returns false and tcf_ct_flow_table_lookup() may simply overwrite it. The fix is to, as the ct entry is not reusable, free it already at tcf_ct_skb_nfct_cached(). | |
| Title | net/sched: act_ct: fix ref leak when switching zones | |
| References |  | 
 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-02-26T01:55:34.041Z
Updated: 2025-10-01T19:56:59.861Z
Reserved: 2025-02-26T01:49:39.283Z
Link: CVE-2022-49183
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-10-01T16:08:25.936Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Modified
Published: 2025-02-26T07:00:55.427
Modified: 2025-10-01T20:15:53.010
Link: CVE-2022-49183
 Redhat
                        Redhat