CVE-2026-52970

Name	CVE-2026-52970
Description	In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_ct: fix missing expect put in obj eval nft_ct_expect_obj_eval() allocates an expectation and may call nf_ct_expect_related(), but never drops its local reference. Add nf_ct_expect_put(exp) before return to balance allocation.
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	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	5.10.257-1	vulnerable
	bookworm	6.1.170-3	vulnerable
	bookworm (security)	6.1.174-1	vulnerable
	trixie	6.12.86-1	vulnerable
	trixie (security)	6.12.94-1	fixed
	forky	7.0.12-2	fixed
	sid	7.0.13-1	fixed

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
linux	source	trixie	6.12.94-1
linux	source	(unstable)	7.0.10-1

https://git.kernel.org/linus/19f94b6fee75b3ef7fbc06f3745b9a771a8a19a4 (7.1-rc4)