CVE-2024-42070 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV5.3
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.35%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJul 29
Latest updateMar 13
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: fully validate NFT_DATA_VALUE on store to data registers
register store validation for NFT_DATA_VALUE is conditional, however,
the datatype is always either NFT_DATA_VALUE or NFT_DATA_VERDICT. This
only requires a new helper function to infer the register type from the
set datatype so this conditional check can be removed. Otherwise,
pointer to chain object can be leaked through the registers.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages10 packages
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
30OSV▶
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