Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-44983
Published: September 5, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96869
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-2024-44983
CWE-ID: CWE-908
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 use of uninitialized resource within the nf_flow_skb_encap_protocol() function in net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c, within the nf_flow_offload_inet_hook() function in net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_inet.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-44983
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c05155cc455785916164aa5e1b4605a2ae946537
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9384ae7aec46036d248d1c2c2757e471ab486c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0279c35d242d037abeb73d60d06a6d1bb7f672d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/043a18bb6cf16adaa2f8642acfde6e8956a9caaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ea14ccb60c8ab829349979b22b58a941ec4a3ee
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.166
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.107
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.48