CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-42070

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.28%

19th percentile - higher than 19% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability was resolved in netfilter nf_tables where validation of NFT_DATA_VALUE on store to data registers was conditional. This allowed leaking a pointer to a chain object through the registers.

Risk Assessment

May lead to information disclosure (pointer leak) by a local attacker, potentially facilitating further attacks.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that fully validates NFT_DATA_VALUE on store to data registers.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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