CVE-2026-53268
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Debian Mixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 6.12.94-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 7.0.13-1 |
| forky | Affected | — |
| bullseye | Affected | — |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cdda7f868f48e2f81579371584fdbdce37df2c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a1d6e40dedfe1068aee094d851bd69e289c9fd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0afc802160af0df61ed374fdb97fb34cfe5cdf2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c34f91305292083253df6a9f6c8ede02d4ccaea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddddd8271359961e403d11c90c9ba9fc38914f7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e5da2379f968a3ea5a6e38921ab6201576466dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/573810f61bcd6b6815e2ff53bbdd2b9c9d747176
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66eba0ffce3b7e11449946b4cbbef8ea36112f56
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-53268
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.