SB20240711146 - Denial of service in Linux kernel netfilter
Published: July 11, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240711146
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-2024-26673)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the nft_ct_expect_obj_init() function in net/netfilter/nft_ct.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/f549f340c91f08b938d60266e792ff7748dae483
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65ee90efc928410c6f73b3d2e0afdd762652c09d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b775ced05489f4b77a35fe203e9aeb22f428e38f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f501dae16b7099e69ee9b0d5c70b8f40fd30e98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfe3550ea5df292c9e2d608e8c4560032391847e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38cc1605338d99205a263707f4dde76408d3e0e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8059918a1377f2f1fff06af4f5a4ed3d5acd6bc4
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html