Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 6, 2026
CVE-2026-98321
CVE-2026-98321
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_nat: unregister and release hooks on error
If nf_hook_entries_insert_raw() fails, the NAT hooks get never released, resulting in a memleak.
Postpone setting nat_proto_net->nat_hook_ops when the hooks are registered to simplify the error path to decide whether the nat hooks need unwinding.
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