Name: CVE-2025-71146: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2025-71146, CWE-401, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00239

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nf_conncount: fix leaked ct in error paths

There are some situations where ct might be leaked as error paths are skipping the refcounted check and return immediately. In order to solve it make sure that the check is always called.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade linux	Jul 23, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1012-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-virtual-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oem-6.17Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-22-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1014-raspiUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04cUpgrade linux-image-gcp-6.17Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1013-azureUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.17Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.17Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1020-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1010-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1012-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-aws-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-22-generic-64k	Apr 17, 2026	Jan 23, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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