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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nf_tables: nft_dynset: fix possible stateful expression memleak in error path If cloning the second stateful expression in the element via GFP_ATOMIC fails, then the first stateful expression remains in place without being released. unreferenced object (percpu) 0x607b97e9cab8 (size 16): comm "softirq", pid 0, jiffies 4294931867 hex dump (first 16 bytes on cpu 3): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 backtrace (crc 0): pcpu_alloc_noprof+0x453/0xd80 nft_counter_clone+0x9c/0x190 [nf_tables] nft_expr_clone+0x8f/0x1b0 [nf_tables] nft_dynset_new+0x2cb/0x5f0 [nf_tables] nft_rhash_update+0x236/0x11c0 [nf_tables] nft_dynset_eval+0x11f/0x670 [nf_tables] nft_do_chain+0x253/0x1700 [nf_tables] nft_do_chain_ipv4+0x18d/0x270 [nf_tables] nf_hook_slow+0xaa/0x1e0 ip_local_deliver+0x209/0x330
Analysis
Memory leak in Linux kernel nf_tables nft_dynset module allows local denial of service through failed stateful expression cloning during dynamic set operations. When the second stateful expression clone fails under GFP_ATOMIC memory allocation, the first expression is not properly released, accumulating percpu memory allocations that exhaust kernel memory. …
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Debian
| Release | Status | Fixed Version | Urgency |
|---|---|---|---|
| bullseye | not-affected | - | - |
| bullseye (security) | fixed | 5.10.251-1 | - |
| bookworm | vulnerable | 6.1.159-1 | - |
| bookworm (security) | vulnerable | 6.1.164-1 | - |
| trixie | vulnerable | 6.12.73-1 | - |
| trixie (security) | vulnerable | 6.12.74-2 | - |
| forky | vulnerable | 6.19.8-1 | - |
| sid | fixed | 6.19.10-1 | - |
| (unstable) | fixed | 6.19.10-1 | - |
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EUVD-2026-16909