CVE-2026-63913 (GCVE-0-2026-63913)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-19 14:55 – Updated: 2026-10-19 20:17
VLAI
Title
netfilter: conntrack: tcp: do not force CLOSE on invalid-seq RST without direction check
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: conntrack: tcp: do not force CLOSE on invalid-seq RST without direction check An unintended behavior in the TCP conntrack state machine allows a connection to be forced into the CLOSE state using an RST packet with an invalid sequence number. Specifically, after a SYN packet is observed, an RST with an invalid SEQ can transition the conntrack entry to TCP_CONNTRACK_CLOSE, regardless of whether the RST corresponds to the expected reply direction. The relevant code path assumes the RST is a response to an outgoing SYN, but does not validate packet direction or ensure that a matching SYN was actually sent in the opposite direction. As a result, a crafted packet sequence consisting of a SYN followed by an invalid-sequence RST can prematurely terminate an active NAT entry. This makes connection teardown easier than intended. So, tighten the state transition logic to ensure that RST-triggered CLOSE transitions only occur when the RST is a valid response to a previously observed SYN in the correct direction.
Severity
8.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-16 15:33 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
Linux CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard D 53/100 over 7018 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: 9fb9cbb1082d6b31fb45aa1a14432449a0df6cf1 , < 2006979a15af5404bf932a325357683c0bac1656 (git)
Affected: 9fb9cbb1082d6b31fb45aa1a14432449a0df6cf1 , < 6476c17d536dbd321c073242e762ddb2713a1238 (git)
Affected: 9fb9cbb1082d6b31fb45aa1a14432449a0df6cf1 , < f5547bebc416d56f56fb5b86dc20aabfa42165a0 (git)
Affected: 9fb9cbb1082d6b31fb45aa1a14432449a0df6cf1 , < 2bb6d82b586ea5a4cb73bbdd6b7432e96096bc77 (git)
Affected: 9fb9cbb1082d6b31fb45aa1a14432449a0df6cf1 , < f206def4e86d810f927ba1d8e322ea72b29bce58 (git)
Affected: 9fb9cbb1082d6b31fb45aa1a14432449a0df6cf1 , < b98ab51c45c5608a1c19ce7fd17a3032469bb83f (git)
Affected: 9fb9cbb1082d6b31fb45aa1a14432449a0df6cf1 , < d67c6adee8d1b65330d0174c4c367faba14e80a8 (git)
Affected: 9fb9cbb1082d6b31fb45aa1a14432449a0df6cf1 , < bed6e04be8e6b9133d8b16d5a42d0e0ce674fa9a (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 2.6.15
Unaffected: 0 , < 2.6.15 (semver)
Unaffected: 5.10.259 , ≤ 5.10.* (semver)
Unaffected: 5.15.210 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.1.176 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.143 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.12.93 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.35 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.0.12 , ≤ 7.0.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.1 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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