Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26609

 

Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26609

Published: May 8, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89269
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26609
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Anolis OS
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA)
Storage Copy Data Management
Technical Support Appliance
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-doc
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-modules
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
perf
python3-perf
kernel-abi-stablelists
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-core
kernel
bpftool
IBM Qradar SIEM
IBM Security Guardium

How to mitigate CVE-2024-26609

Install updates from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 4.19.307, 5.4.269, 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1.76, 6.6.15, 6.7.3, 6.8 rc2
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA) - update to 7.5.0 UP8 IF03
Storage Copy Data Management - update to 2.2.24.1
Technical Support Appliance - update to 3.0.1
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps - update to 4.6.0
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 4.18.0-553.el8_10, 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - update to 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
kernel-debug-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-doc - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-tools - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
perf - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
python3-perf - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-abi-stablelists - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-debug-core - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-debug - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-cross-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel-core - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
kernel - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
bpftool - update to 4.18.0-553.5.1.0.1
IBM Qradar SIEM - update to 7.5.0 Update Pack 8 IF03
IBM Security Guardium - addressed in versions 12.0p31, 12.0p106

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