FKIE_CVE-2026-45859

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-05-27 14:16 - Updated: 2026-05-27 14:48
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nfnetlink_queue: do shared-unconfirmed check before segmentation Ulrich reports a regression with nfqueue: If an application did not set the 'F_GSO' capability flag and a gso packet with an unconfirmed nf_conn entry is received all packets are now dropped instead of queued, because the check happens after skb_gso_segment(). In that case, we did have exclusive ownership of the skb and its associated conntrack entry. The elevated use count is due to skb_clone happening via skb_gso_segment(). Move the check so that its peformed vs. the aggregated packet. Then, annotate the individual segments except the first one so we can do a 2nd check at reinject time. For the normal case, where userspace does in-order reinjects, this avoids packet drops: first reinjected segment continues traversal and confirms entry, remaining segments observe the confirmed entry. While at it, simplify nf_ct_drop_unconfirmed(): We only care about unconfirmed entries with a refcnt > 1, there is no need to special-case dying entries. This only happens with UDP. With TCP, the only unconfirmed packet will be the TCP SYN, those aren't aggregated by GRO. Next patch adds a udpgro test case to cover this scenario.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/207b3ebacb6113acaaec0d171d5307032c690004
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23901aa6b8a2f294c4b774436b4691f3ff863a8f
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b713ef4261a8ead96af4703f89d0b5f25532e2
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b740e7ddd7ca0dbfeafca3f5e52717206cf28524
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nfnetlink_queue: do shared-unconfirmed check before segmentation\n\nUlrich reports a regression with nfqueue:\n\nIf an application did not set the \u0027F_GSO\u0027 capability flag and a gso\npacket with an unconfirmed nf_conn entry is received all packets are\nnow dropped instead of queued, because the check happens after\nskb_gso_segment().  In that case, we did have exclusive ownership\nof the skb and its associated conntrack entry.  The elevated use\ncount is due to skb_clone happening via skb_gso_segment().\n\nMove the check so that its peformed vs. the aggregated packet.\n\nThen, annotate the individual segments except the first one so we\ncan do a 2nd check at reinject time.\n\nFor the normal case, where userspace does in-order reinjects, this avoids\npacket drops: first reinjected segment continues traversal and confirms\nentry, remaining segments observe the confirmed entry.\n\nWhile at it, simplify nf_ct_drop_unconfirmed(): We only care about\nunconfirmed entries with a refcnt \u003e 1, there is no need to special-case\ndying entries.\n\nThis only happens with UDP.  With TCP, the only unconfirmed packet will\nbe the TCP SYN, those aren\u0027t aggregated by GRO.\n\nNext patch adds a udpgro test case to cover this scenario."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-45859",
  "lastModified": "2026-05-27T14:48:31.480",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-05-27T14:16:58.060",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
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