CVE CVE

CVE-2024-1086

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability

May 30, 2024

June 20, 2024

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Description

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.

The nft_verdict_init() function allows positive values as drop error within the hook verdict, and hence the nf_hook_slow() function can cause a double free vulnerability when NF_DROP is issued with a drop error which resembles NF_ACCEPT.

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name

CWE-416
Use After Free

Details

Source:
NVD
Published:
Updated:

Risk information

CVSS v3

Base score:
7.8
Severity:

HIGH

Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2

Not defined