Bug 2460701 (CVE-2026-31496)

Summary: CVE-2026-31496 kernel: netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: skip expectations in other netns via proc
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's netfilter subsystem. This vulnerability allows a local user to potentially access or view network connection tracking expectations (`nf_conntrack_expect`) from other network namespaces (`netns`) via the `/proc` filesystem. This could lead to information disclosure or a bypass of network isolation, compromising the intended separation between different network environments.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-22 15:06:18 UTC
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").