VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-53268

CVSS score8.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.52%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-06-25
Last modified2026-10-19
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: conntrack_irc: fix possible out-of-bounds read When parsing fails after we've matched the command string we should bail out instead of trying to match a different command. This helper should be deprecated, given prevalence of TLS I doubt it has any relevance in 2026.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-125
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-125

Primary references