Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nf_tables: disallow anonymous set with timeout flag

Anonymous sets are never used with timeout from userspace, reject this.
Exception to this rule is NFT_SET_EVAL to ensure legacy meters still work.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-26642

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 15.23% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4988d8415bd0294d6f9f4a1e7095f8b50a97ca9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9a0d3f376eb356d54ffce36e7cc37514cbfbd6f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe40ffbca19dc70d7c6b1e3c77b9ccb404c57351
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cdc1be24cc1bcd56a3e89ac4aef20e31ad09199
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c1efe3f247a581667b7d368fff3bd9a03cd57a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0c2176d1814b92ea4c8e7eb7c9cd94cd99c1b12
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e07c16695583a66e81f67ce4c46e94dece47ba7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16603605b667b70da974bea8216c93e7db043bf1

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