Expired pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26808
Published: July 4, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93809
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2024-26808
CWE-ID: CWE-825
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a stale reference within the nf_tables_netdev_event() function in net/netfilter/nft_chain_filter.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-26808
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9489e214ea8f2a90345516016aa51f2db3a8cc2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70f17b48c86622217a58d5099d29242fc9adac58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af149a46890e8285d1618bd68b8d159bdb87fdb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5888acbf1a3d8d021990ce6c6061fd5b2bb21b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a0a80f32209238469deb481967d777a3d539ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01acb2e8666a6529697141a6017edbf206921913
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html