Description

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

netfilter: nf_tables: Fix a memory leak in nf_tables_updchain

If nft_netdev_register_hooks() fails, the memory associated with
nft_stats is not freed, causing a memory leak.

This patch fixes it by moving nft_stats_alloc() down after
nft_netdev_register_hooks() succeeds.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-27064

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 5.08% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79846fdcc548d617b0b321addc6a3821d3b75b20
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e4623a4f6e133e671f65f9ac493bddaaf63e250
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e77a6b53a3a547b6dedfc40c37cee4f310701090
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eaf837a4eb5f74561e2486972e7f5184b613f6e

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