CVE-2024-26925

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-04-24

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nnetfilter: nf_tables: release mutex after nft_gc_seq_end from abort path\nThe commit mutex should not be released during the critical section\nbetween nft_gc_seq_begin() and nft_gc_seq_end(), otherwise, async GC\nworker could collect expired objects and get the released commit lock\nwithin the same GC sequence.\nnf_tables_module_autoload() temporarily releases the mutex to load\nmodule dependencies, then it goes back to replay the transaction again.\nMove it at the end of the abort phase after nft_gc_seq_end() is called.

See more information about CVE-2024-26925 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS Scoring

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-5101	2024-08-08
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-5928	2024-08-28