CVE-2026-72256
Published: August 18, 2026Last modified: August 18, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: xt_cluster: reject template conntracks in hash match xt_cluster_mt() treats any non-NULL nf_ct_get() result as a fully initialized conntrack and passes it to xt_cluster_hash(). This causes a state confusion bug when the raw table CT target attaches a template conntrack to skb->_nfct before normal conntrack processing. Templates carry IPS_TEMPLATE status but do not have a valid tuple for hashing yet, so xt_cluster_hash() can hit its WARN_ON() path on the zeroed l3num field. Reject template conntracks before hashing them. This matches existing netfilter handling for template objects and avoids hashing incomplete conntrack state.
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.182-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.103-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.18.43-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07f9ddbf5e799c24a3a52ec9bd7b729a6f6d69d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13ea4f86cf738c74be2146886ac261988a631e62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4558bd7b47c7be82dffd837f27be8ea3ecee557d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cb8b5f586e41c187942291cc0938006077fa79e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b2d4f0010018a7aa3495aa1dbf1b7a34011e7aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5feba91006ec92da57acc1cc2e34df623b98541e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5f9d050b0b267227c1f02f11021872c7768a9cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fac2fdac3baad9ffd12b3b0bba4374d4b3585d54