Bug 2516459 (CVE-2026-72253) - CVE-2026-72253 kernel: netfilter: nf_conntrack_sip: validate skb_dst() before accessing it
Summary: CVE-2026-72253 kernel: netfilter: nf_conntrack_sip: validate skb_dst() before...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-72253
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-15 06:13 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-18 17:35 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 06:13:39 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nf_conntrack_sip: validate skb_dst() before accessing it

tc ingress and openvswitch do not guarantee routing information to be
available. These subsystems use the conntrack helper infrastructure, and
the SIP helper relies on the skb_dst() to be present if
sip_external_media is set to 1 (which is disabled by default as a module
parameter).

This effectively disables the sip_external_media toggle for these
subsystems without resulting in a crash.


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