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CVE-2026-23455

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_conntrack_h323: check for zero length

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.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 0.00126
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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This page is every public fact about CVE-2026-23455, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.
Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:
CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked. EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal. CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score. Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.
How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.
Then what - two workflows:
Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits. PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.
Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).

ATT&CK techniques

1

Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.

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CAPEC attack patterns

1

Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.

Weakness Classification

Affected Products & Versions

8
linux kernel>= 2.6.17 and < 5.10.253
linux kernel>= 5.11 and < 5.15.203
linux kernel>= 5.16 and < 6.1.167
linux kernel>= 6.2 and < 6.6.130
linux kernel>= 6.7 and < 6.12.78
linux kernel>= 6.13 and < 6.18.20
linux kernel>= 6.19 and < 6.19.10
linux kernelall versions
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Fixed versions by distribution

80
The package version that resolves this CVE on each Linux distribution, from the vendor’s published security data. fixed in shows a patched version exists; open means the package is listed as affected with no fix yet.
oracle allbpftool fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
oracle allkernel open
oracle allkernel-abi-stablelists fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
oracle allkernel-core open
oracle allkernel-cross-headers fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
oracle allkernel-debug fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
oracle allkernel-debug-core open
oracle allkernel-debug-devel fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
oracle allkernel-debug-modules fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
oracle allkernel-debug-modules-extra fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
oracle allkernel-devel open
oracle allkernel-headers fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
oracle allkernel-modules fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
oracle allkernel-modules-extra fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
oracle allkernel-tools open
oracle allkernel-tools-libs fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
oracle allkernel-tools-libs-devel fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
oracle allperf fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
oracle allpython3-perf fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
rhel 8bpftool fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
rhel 8kernel open
rhel 8kernel-abi-stablelists open
rhel 8kernel-core fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
rhel 8kernel-debug open
rhel 8kernel-debug-core open
rhel 8kernel-debug-devel fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
rhel 8kernel-debug-modules open
rhel 8kernel-debug-modules-extra fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
rhel 8kernel-devel open
rhel 8kernel-modules open
rhel 8kernel-modules-extra open
rhel 8kernel-rt fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.rt7.467.el8_10
rhel 8kernel-rt-core fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.rt7.467.el8_10
rhel 8kernel-rt-debug fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.rt7.467.el8_10
rhel 8kernel-rt-debug-core open
rhel 8kernel-rt-debug-devel fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.rt7.467.el8_10
rhel 8kernel-rt-debug-kvm open
rhel 8kernel-rt-debug-modules fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.rt7.467.el8_10
rhel 8kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra open
rhel 8kernel-rt-devel fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.rt7.467.el8_10
rhel 8kernel-rt-kvm fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.rt7.467.el8_10
rhel 8kernel-rt-modules fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.rt7.467.el8_10
rhel 8kernel-rt-modules-extra fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.rt7.467.el8_10
rhel 8kernel-tools open
rhel 8kernel-tools-libs open
rhel 8kernel-tools-libs-devel open
rhel 8kernel-zfcpdump open
rhel 8kernel-zfcpdump-core open
rhel 8kernel-zfcpdump-devel open
rhel 8kernel-zfcpdump-modules open
rhel 8kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra open
rhel 8perf fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
rhel 8python3-perf fixed in 0:4.18.0-553.126.1.el8_10
rhel 9kernel open
rhel 9kernel-64k open
rhel 9kernel-64k-core fixed in 0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8
rhel 9kernel-64k-debug open
rhel 9kernel-64k-debug-core open
rhel 9kernel-64k-debug-devel open
rhel 9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched fixed in 0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8
rhel 9kernel-64k-debug-modules open
rhel 9kernel-64k-debug-modules-core open
rhel 9kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra open
rhel 9kernel-64k-devel open
rhel 9kernel-64k-devel-matched open
rhel 9kernel-64k-modules open
rhel 9kernel-64k-modules-core fixed in 0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8
rhel 9kernel-64k-modules-extra open
rhel 9kernel-abi-stablelists open
rhel 9kernel-core open
rhel 9kernel-debug fixed in 0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8
rhel 9kernel-debug-core fixed in 0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8
rhel 9kernel-debug-devel fixed in 0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8
rhel 9kernel-debug-devel-matched fixed in 0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8
rhel 9kernel-debug-modules open
rhel 9kernel-debug-modules-core fixed in 0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8
rhel 9kernel-debug-modules-extra fixed in 0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8
rhel 9kernel-debug-uki-virt fixed in 0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8
rhel 9kernel-devel fixed in 0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8
rhel 9kernel-devel-matched fixed in 0:5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8

Scoring & Timeline

9.1
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD03 Apr 2026 · 04:16 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Vendor Advisories

16
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2026:2238-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2026:2217-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2026:21876-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2026:21877-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2026:21916-1
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