CVE-2026-720578.2HighCWE-662

CVE-2026-72057: net/sched: act_ct: preserve tc_skb_cb across defragmentation

Linux

Vendor fix available · Affected: Linux · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.6%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

48th percentile

050100

Higher than 48% of scored CVEs

8.2HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sched: act_ct: preserve tc_skb_cb across defragmentation tcf_ct_handle_fragments() calls nf_ct_handle_fragments() without saving and restoring skb->cb. The defrag helper clears IPCB/IP6CB, which aliases the tc_skb_cb/qdisc_skb_cb control buffer. Fragmented traffic through act_ct therefore loses qdisc metadata such as pkt_segs and can trigger WARN_ON_ONCE() in qdisc_pkt_segs() when panic_on_warn is enabled. Save and restore the full tc_skb_cb around nf_ct_handle_fragments(), matching the pattern used by ovs_ct_handle_fragments().

Affected products2

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

Linux · Linuxfrom 5.15.13 before 5.15.217
Linux · Linux5.16

On the Atlas

Every published CVE is on the CyberSIXT Atlas, grouped by weakness, vendor and month.

Open the Atlas

Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Improper Synchronization · Race Conditions
Vendor: Linux
Published: August 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), August 2026

CoverageNo articles yet

No CyberSIXT article names CVE-2026-72057 yet, so there is no coverage timeline, action brief or change log for it. Everything on this page comes from the public CVE record, CISA KEV, EPSS and the nuclei template index. Search the archive or see the CVEs in the news.