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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2026· Updated Jul 14, 2026

CVE-2026-31496

CVE-2026-31496

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: skip expectations in other netns via proc

Skip expectations that do not reside in this netns.

Similar to e77e6ff502ea ("netfilter: conntrack: do not dump other netns's conntrack entries via proc").

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Affected products

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  • Linux/Kernel10 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.6.28.1,<6.1.168
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)
  • osv-coords
    pkg:linux/kernel
    Range: >= 2.6.28, < 6.1.168

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