CVE-2026-43027
📛 CVE Title
netfilter: nf_conntrack_helper: pass helper to expect cleanup
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_conntrack_helper: pass helper to expect cleanup nf_conntrack_helper_unregister() calls nf_ct_expect_iterate_destroy() to remove expectations belonging to the helper being unregistered. However, it passes NULL instead of the helper pointer as the data argument, so expect_iter_me() never matches any expectation and all of them survive the cleanup. After unregister returns, nfnl_cthelper_del() frees the helper object immediately. Subsequent expectation dumps or packet-driven init_conntrack() calls then dereference the freed exp->helper, causing a use-after-free. Pass the actual helper pointer so expectations referencing it are properly destroyed before the helper object is freed. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in string+0x38f/0x430 Read of size 1 at addr ffff888003b14d20 by task poc/103 Call Trace: string+0x38f/0x430 vsnprintf+0x3cc/0x1170 seq_printf+0x17a/0x240 exp_seq_show+0x2e5/0x560 seq_read_iter+0x419/0x1280 proc_reg_read+0x1ac/0x270 vfs_read+0x179/0x930 ksys_read+0xef/0x1c0 Freed by task 103: The buggy address is located 32 bytes inside of freed 192-byte region [ffff888003b14d00, ffff888003b14dc0)
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- Linux
- CVSS severity
- high
- CVSS score
- 7.8 / 10
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Effective score
- 7.8 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
- —
- Reserved
- 2026-05-01
- Published
- 2026-05-01 16:15 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-05-12 00:16 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43027.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2026-43027 — CVE-2026-43027
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2026-05-01 15:16:47 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-05-08 18:29:08 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 / 10 HIGH source: nvd@nist.gov
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 1.8 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 5.9 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0001 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 2.55% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24
NVD-assigned CWE(s):
CWE-416
(differs from the CNA list above)
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-05-25 09:12 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2026-26626 - Assigner
- Linux
- Published
- May 1, 2026, 2:15:28 PM
- Updated
- May 11, 2026, 10:16:18 PM
- EUVD base score
- 0.0 / 10
- EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0100
- Vendors
- Linux
- Products
-
Linux (patch: 6.18.22)Linux (patch: 7.0)Linux (ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd <2c16e4d64dd91227742dfe196a3e7b0568bef65a)Linux (patch: 6.19.12)Linux (4.14)Linux (ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd <a242a9ae58aa46ff7dae51ce64150a93957abe65)Linux (ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd <620f3d14c1ef51d425060a3056ad8dbae8f998a3)Linux (patch: 5.10.253)Linux (patch: 6.6.134)Linux (ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd <5cf28d5c8dcbbe8af6d3b145babe491906d7bad1)Linux (patch: 0)Linux (ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd <2cf2737c85a2ba2b52024dafe68ffad2676f97be)Linux (ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd <90bd7e8501349db3006d21fbc09df9ffcb172965)Linux (ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd <dc1739eff48e34cc71d4e2f03715493fbcebd8af)Linux (ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd <504ba4168466c91210c45acdc332479cfd5f2da6)Linux (patch: 5.15.203)Linux (patch: 6.12.81)Linux (patch: 6.1.168)
ENISA description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_conntrack_helper: pass helper to expect cleanup nf_conntrack_helper_unregister() calls nf_ct_expect_iterate_destroy() to remove expectations belonging to the helper being unregistered. However, it passes NULL instead of the helper pointer as the data argument, so expect_iter_me() never matches any expectation and all of them survive the cleanup. After unregister returns, nfnl_cthelper_del() frees the helper object immediately. Subsequent expectation dumps or packet-driven init_conntrack() calls then dereference the freed exp->helper, causing a use-after-free. Pass the actual helper pointer so expectations referencing it are properly destroyed before the helper object is freed. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in string+0x38f/0x430 Read of size 1 at addr ffff888003b14d20 by task poc/103 Call Trace: string+0x38f/0x430 vsnprintf+0x3cc/0x1170 seq_printf+0x17a/0x240 exp_seq_show+0x2e5/0x560 seq_read_iter+0x419/0x1280 proc_reg_read+0x1ac/0x270 vfs_read+0x179/0x930 ksys_read+0xef/0x1c0 Freed by task 103: The buggy address is located 32 bytes inside of freed 192-byte region [ffff888003b14d00, ffff888003b14dc0)
EUVD references (8)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cf28d5c8dcbbe8af6d3b145babe491906d7bad1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/504ba4168466c91210c45acdc332479cfd5f2da6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc1739eff48e34cc71d4e2f03715493fbcebd8af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cf2737c85a2ba2b52024dafe68ffad2676f97be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c16e4d64dd91227742dfe196a3e7b0568bef65a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/620f3d14c1ef51d425060a3056ad8dbae8f998a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90bd7e8501349db3006d21fbc09df9ffcb172965
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a242a9ae58aa46ff7dae51ce64150a93957abe65
Affected products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd (affected),
ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd (affected),
ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd (affected),
ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd (affected),
ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd (affected),
ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd (affected),
ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd (affected),
ac7b848390036dadd4351899d2a23748075916bd (affected)
|
— |
| Linux | Linux |
4.14 (affected),
0 (unaffected),
5.10.253 (unaffected),
5.15.203 (unaffected),
6.1.168 (unaffected),
6.6.134 (unaffected),
6.12.81 (unaffected),
6.18.22 (unaffected),
6.19.12 (unaffected),
7.0 (unaffected)
|
— |
Affected products — CPE 2.3 (7) NVD
NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendor references (8)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cf28d5c8dcbbe8af6d3b145babe491906d7bad1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/504ba4168466c91210c45acdc332479cfd5f2da6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc1739eff48e34cc71d4e2f03715493fbcebd8af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cf2737c85a2ba2b52024dafe68ffad2676f97be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c16e4d64dd91227742dfe196a3e7b0568bef65a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/620f3d14c1ef51d425060a3056ad8dbae8f998a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90bd7e8501349db3006d21fbc09df9ffcb172965
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a242a9ae58aa46ff7dae51ce64150a93957abe65
Web references (14)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2026-43027 rapid7:attackerkb.com
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-26626 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c16e4d64dd91227742dfe196a3e7b0568bef65a tenable:git.kernel.org
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cf2737c85a2ba2b52024dafe68ffad2676f97be tenable:git.kernel.org
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/504ba4168466c91210c45acdc332479cfd5f2da6 tenable:git.kernel.org
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cf28d5c8dcbbe8af6d3b145babe491906d7bad1 tenable:git.kernel.org
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/620f3d14c1ef51d425060a3056ad8dbae8f998a3 tenable:git.kernel.org
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90bd7e8501349db3006d21fbc09df9ffcb172965 tenable:git.kernel.org
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a242a9ae58aa46ff7dae51ce64150a93957abe65 tenable:git.kernel.org
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc1739eff48e34cc71d4e2f03715493fbcebd8af tenable:git.kernel.org
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43027 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43027 tenable:www.cve.org
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
NVD-tagged references (8)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c16e4d64dd91227742dfe196a3e7b0568bef65a 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cf2737c85a2ba2b52024dafe68ffad2676f97be 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/504ba4168466c91210c45acdc332479cfd5f2da6 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cf28d5c8dcbbe8af6d3b145babe491906d7bad1 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/620f3d14c1ef51d425060a3056ad8dbae8f998a3 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90bd7e8501349db3006d21fbc09df9ffcb172965 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a242a9ae58aa46ff7dae51ce64150a93957abe65 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc1739eff48e34cc71d4e2f03715493fbcebd8af 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Patch
Remediations (20)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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web:blog.qualys.com
Microsoft has rolled out its March 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, delivering a fresh batch of security fixes designed to keep Windows environments protected from emerging threats.
2026-05-23 20:23 UTC -
web:cyberinsider.com
Microsoft fixes 83 vulnerabilities in Windows 11 with the March 2026 Patch Tuesday update, including two publicly disclosed zero-day flaws.
2026-05-23 20:23 UTC -
web:cyberpress.org
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two actively exploited Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, issuing an urgent remediation directive for federal agencies with a due date of June 3, 2026 .
2026-05-23 20:23 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday security update on March 10, 2026 , addressing 78 vulnerabilities across Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, SQL Server, and .NET. The update includes one actively exploited zero-day vulnerability and multiple Critical-rated flaws demanding immediate attention from security teams. The most urgent fix this month is CVE - 2026 -21262, the sole zero-day ...
2026-05-23 20:23 UTC -
web:krebsonsecurity.com
Here are a few highlights from this month's Patch Tuesday. Image: Shutterstock, @nwz. Two of the bugs Microsoft patched today were publicly disclosed previously.
2026-05-23 20:23 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
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2026-05-23 20:23 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-23 20:23 UTC -
web:securityaffairs.com
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2026-05-23 20:23 UTC -
web:www.crowdstrike.com
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2026-05-23 20:23 UTC -
web:www.rapid7.com
Microsoft is publishing 77 vulnerabilities this Patch Tuesday, including two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities.
2026-05-23 20:23 UTC -
web:4sysops.com
Starting in April 2026 , Windows updates will change the default Kerberos ticket issuance behavior to AES-SHA1 for accounts without explicit encryption settings, while RC4 can still be used where explicitly enabled. This change, driven by CVE - 2026 -20833, affects every Windows Server environment where service accounts or devices still rely on RC4. Any service account, NAS device, or legacy ...
2026-05-26 02:45 UTC -
web:blog.qualys.com
With Qualys Policy Audit's out-of-the-box mitigation or Compensatory Controls, which reduce the risk of a vulnerability being exploited because the remediation ( fix / patch ) cannot be done immediately, these security controls are not recommended by any industry standards, such as CIS and DISA-STIG.
2026-05-26 02:45 UTC -
web:community.ui.com
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2026-05-26 02:45 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
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2026-05-26 02:45 UTC -
web:support.microsoft.com
This update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5084597) incudes security improvements. To learn more about differences between security updates, optional non-security preview updates, out-of-band (OOB) updates, and continuous innovation, see Windows monthly updates explained. For information on Windows update terminology, see the different types of Windows software updates. To view the ...
2026-05-26 02:45 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
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2026-05-26 02:45 UTC -
web:www.crowdstrike.com
Microsoft's April 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 164 CVEs , featuring 8 Critical vulnerabilities, one exploited zero-day, and one disclosed zero-day.
2026-05-26 02:45 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 481 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at April 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-26 02:45 UTC -
web:www.secure.com
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2026-05-26 02:45 UTC -
web:www.securityweek.com
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2026-05-26 02:45 UTC
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_conntrack_helper: pass helper to expect cleanup\n\nnf_conntrack_helper_unregister() calls nf_ct_expect_iterate_destroy()\nto remove expectations belonging to the helper being unregistered.\nHowever, it passes NULL instead of the helper pointer as the data\nargument, so expect_iter_me() never matches any expectation and all\nof them survive the cleanup.\n\nAfter unregister returns, nfnl_cthelper_del() frees the helper\nobject immediately. Subsequent expectation dumps or packet-driven\ninit_conntrack() calls then dereference the freed exp->helper,\ncausing a use-after-free.\n\nPass the actual helper pointer so expectations referencing it are\nproperly destroyed before the helper object is freed.\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in string+0x38f/0x430\n Read of size 1 at addr ffff888003b14d20 by task poc/103\n Call Trace:\n string+0x38f/0x430\n vsnprintf+0x3cc/0x1170\n seq_printf+0x17a/0x240\n exp_seq_show+0x2e5/0x560\n seq_read_iter+0x419/0x1280\n proc_reg_read+0x1ac/0x270\n vfs_read+0x179/0x930\n ksys_read+0xef/0x1c0\n Freed by task 103:\n The buggy address is located 32 bytes inside of\n freed 192-byte region [ffff888003b14d00, ffff888003b14dc0)"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90bd7e8501349db3006d21fbc09df9ffcb172965"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a242a9ae58aa46ff7dae51ce64150a93957abe65"
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