CVE-2024-1085CWE-416

Use-after-free in Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component

High · published January 31, 2024

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
19.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

The nft_setelem_catchall_deactivate() function checks whether the catch-all set element is active in the current generation instead of the next generation before freeing it, but only flags it inactive in the next generation, making it possible to free the element multiple times, leading to a double free vulnerability.

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The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00282 · 19.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2024-01-31T12:14Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 JAN 12:14Z
    Use-after-free in Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component
    cvelistv5