CVE-2026-23139

Name	CVE-2026-23139
Description	In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_conncount: update last_gc only when GC has been performed Currently last_gc is being updated everytime a new connection is tracked, that means that it is updated even if a GC wasn't performed. With a sufficiently high packet rate, it is possible to always bypass the GC, causing the list to grow infinitely. Update the last_gc value only when a GC has been actually performed.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
linux (PTS)	bullseye	5.10.223-1	fixed
	bullseye (security)	5.10.249-1	fixed
	bookworm	6.1.159-1	vulnerable
	bookworm (security)	6.1.162-1	fixed
	trixie	6.12.63-1	vulnerable
	trixie (security)	6.12.69-1	fixed
	forky	6.18.9-1	fixed
	sid	6.18.10-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version
linux	source	bullseye	(not affected)
linux	source	bookworm	6.1.162-1
linux	source	trixie	6.12.69-1
linux	source	(unstable)	6.18.8-1

[bullseye] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/7811ba452402d58628e68faedf38745b3d485e3c (6.19-rc5)