# CVE-2024-46855: netfilter: nft\_socket: fix sk refcount leaks

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.20, 5.3
- Published: 2024-09-27 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 4.19.76, fixed in 4.20; from 5.2.18, fixed in 5.3
- Linux: 5.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_socket: fix sk refcount leaks We must put 'sk' reference before returning.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.20, 5.3) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/076d281e90aaf4192799ecb9a1ed82321e133ecd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6572440f78b724c46070841a68254ebc534cde24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddc7c423c4a5386bf865474c694b48178efd311a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33c2258bf8cb17fba9e58b111d4c4f4cf43a4896
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83e6fb59040e8964888afcaa5612cc1243736715
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f68e097e20d3c695281a9c6433acc37be47fe11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b26ff7af8c32cb4148b3e147c52f9e4c695209c

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