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netfilter: conntrack: revert ct extension genid infrastructure

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: conntrack: revert ct extension genid infrastructure This infrastructure is not used anymore after moving ct timeout and helper to use datapath refcount to track object use. Revert commit c56716c69ce1 ("netfilter: extensions: introduce extension genid count") this patch disables all ct extensions (leading to NULL) for unconfirmed conntracks, when this is only targeted at ct helper and ct timeout. There is also codebase that dereferences the ct extension without checking for NULL which could lead to crash.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.12.97, 6.18.40, 6.6.145, 7.1.5
CVEs
CVE-2026-80636
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 11:23 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

netfilter: conntrack: revert ct extension genid infrastructure

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Aug 2026, 06:48 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: conntrack: revert ct extension genid infrastructure This infrastructure is not used anymore after moving ct timeout and helper to use datapath refcount to track object use. Revert commit c56716c69ce1 ("netfilter: extensions: introduce extension genid count") this patch disables all ct extensions (leading to NULL) for unconfirmed conntracks, when this is only targeted at ct helper and ct timeout. There is also codebase that dereferences the ct extension without checking for NULL which could lead to crash.

osv:CVE-2026-80636

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5

Complete source record
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