SB2024050862 - Local denial of service in Linux kernel nf_tables
Published: May 8, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024050862
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26609)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to QUEUE/DROP verdict parameters are rejected within the nft_verdict_init() function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8365e9d92b85fda975a5ece7a3a139cb964018c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e66422f1b56149761dc76030e6345d1cca6f869
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55a60251fa50d4e68175e36666b536a602ce4f6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/960cf4f812530f01f6acc6878ceaa5404c06af7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e34430e33b8a80bc014f3efe29cac76bc30a4b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6653118b176a00915125521c6572ae8e507621db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f05a497e7bc8851eeeb3a58da180ba469efebb05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f342de4e2f33e0e39165d8639387aa6c19dff660
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2269217
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/20240229155245.1571576-41-lee@kernel.org/T/#u