Description

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

netfilter: nft_socket: remove WARN_ON_ONCE on maximum cgroup level

cgroup maximum depth is INT_MAX by default, there is a cgroup toggle to
restrict this maximum depth to a more reasonable value not to harm
performance. Remove unnecessary WARN_ON_ONCE which is reachable from
userspace.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-56783

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 5.07% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-06 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7064a6daa4a700a298fe3aee11dea296bfe59fc4
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f9bec0a749eb646b384fde0c7b7c24687b2ffae
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e227c042580ab065edc610c9ddc9bea691e6fc4d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7529880cb961d515642ce63f9d7570869bbbdc3

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