Bug 2546411 (CVE-2026-98251) - CVE-2026-98251 kernel: openvswitch: avoid reallocating confirmed conntrack labels
Summary: CVE-2026-98251 kernel: openvswitch: avoid reallocating confirmed conntrack la...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-98251
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-10-06 09:16 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-10 17:22 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-06 09:16:44 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

openvswitch: avoid reallocating confirmed conntrack labels

ovs_ct_get_conn_labels() adds the labels extension when a conntrack
entry does not have one.  Confirmed conntracks can be read locklessly,
so adding an extension may reallocate and free the extension block
while another CPU accesses it.

Only add the extension for unconfirmed conntracks.  A confirmed
conntrack without labels now fails the caller's label operation instead
of reallocating its extension storage.


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