CVE-2024-42070

CVE Details

Release Date:	2024-07-29
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nnetfilter: nf_tables: fully validate NFT_DATA_VALUE on store to data registers\nregister store validation for NFT_DATA_VALUE is conditional, however,\nthe datatype is always either NFT_DATA_VALUE or NFT_DATA_VERDICT. This\nonly requires a new helper function to infer the register type from the\nset datatype so this conditional check can be removed. Otherwise,\npointer to chain object can be leaked through the registers.

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

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	5.5
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12610	2024-09-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12779	2024-10-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2024-12612	2024-09-11
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-8856	2024-11-05
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12610	2024-09-10
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12618	2024-09-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2024-12612	2024-09-11
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-9315	2024-11-14
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12618	2024-09-12