CVE-2024-45018 — Improper Initialization in Linux

CWE-665 — Improper InitializationCWE-457 — Use of Uninitialized Variable26 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.1
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
12
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux+9 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 11
Latest updateJan 9

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: flowtable: initialise extack before use Fix missing initialisation of extack in flow offload.

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 Packages14 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.5 — 5.10.225+5
▶Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.226-1+3
▶Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-125.135+1

Patches

Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗Patch: git.kernel.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

12
OSV
linux-azure, linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2025-01-09
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OSV
linux-azure-5.15 vulnerabilities↗2025-01-09
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OSV
linux-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities↗2025-01-06
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OSV
linux-gkeop vulnerabilities↗2024-12-12
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OSV
linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities↗2024-12-12
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📋Vendor Advisories

13
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities↗2025-01-09
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities↗2025-01-09
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities↗2025-01-06
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities↗2024-12-12
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities↗2024-12-12
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