Vulnerability · Published Apr 3, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-23455netfilter: nf_conntrack_h323: check for zero length in DecodeQ931()

Critical 9.1

In plain English

A critical-severity out-of-bounds read in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_conntrack_h323: check for zero length in DecodeQ931() In DecodeQ931(), the UserUserIE code path reads a 16-bit length from the packet, then decrements it by 1 to skip the protocol discriminator byte before passing it to DecodeH323_UserInformation(). If the encoded length is 0, the decrement wraps to -1, which is then passed as a large value to the decoder, leading to an out-of-bounds read. Add a check to ensure len is positive after the decrement.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8bpftool4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:21706
AlmaLinux:10kernel6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
AlmaLinux:8kernel4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10ALSA-2026:21706
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:21556
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:21556
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-core6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-core5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:21556
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:21556
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-devel6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
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AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:21556
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-modules6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules-extra6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules-extra-matched6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
AlmaLinux:8kernel-rt4.18.0-553.126.1.rt7.467.el8_10ALSA-2026:21745
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:21556
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-core6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
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AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
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AlmaLinux:10libperf6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
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AlmaLinux:10python3-perf6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
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AlmaLinux:9python3-perf5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:21556
AlmaLinux:10rtla6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
AlmaLinux:9rtla5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:21556
AlmaLinux:10rv6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2ALSA-2026:21557
AlmaLinux:9rv5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8ALSA-2026:21556
Debian:12linux6.1.170-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23455
Debian:13linux6.12.85-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23455
Debian:14linux6.19.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23455
Rocky Linux:10kernel0:6.12.0-211.18.1.el10_2RLSA-2026:21557
Rocky Linux:8kernel0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10RLSA-2026:21706
Rocky Linux:9kernel0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8RLSA-2026:21556
Rocky Linux:8kernel-rt0:4.18.0-553.126.1.rt7.467.el8_10RLSA-2026:21745
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-185.195USN-8493-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-185.195UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23455
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-134.134UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23455
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-134.134USN-8492-1
Ubuntu:25.10linux6.17.0-40.40UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23455
Ubuntu:25.10linux6.17.0-40.40USN-8490-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-23455
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1111.118UBUNTU-CVE-2026-23455
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1111.118USN-8493-1

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 5e35941d990123f155b02d5663e51a24f816b6f3 – before 2121f5fbe88daff0f1fc5bc47d359426c74b86b05e35941d990123f155b02d5663e51a24f816b6f3 – before 65fa92f79677858b14b9e4b7275f26639afe27105e35941d990123f155b02d5663e51a24f816b6f3 – before 495e97af9e7249ee02b72bb1d0848a6efc3700f45e35941d990123f155b02d5663e51a24f816b6f3 – before f5e4f4e4cdb75ec36802059a94195a31f193da605e35941d990123f155b02d5663e51a24f816b6f3 – before 633e8f87dad32263f6a57dccdb873f042c0621115e35941d990123f155b02d5663e51a24f816b6f3 – before 9d00fe7d6d7c5b5f1065a6e042b54f2e44bd6df85e35941d990123f155b02d5663e51a24f816b6f3 – before b652b05d51003ac074b912684f9ec7486231717b5e35941d990123f155b02d5663e51a24f816b6f3 – before f173d0f4c0f689173f8cdac79991043a4a89bf66
Linux Linux 2.6.17

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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