CVE-2024-42269

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-08-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nnetfilter: iptables: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in ip6table_nat_table_init().\nip6table_nat_table_init() accesses net->gen->ptr[ip6table_nat_net_ops.id],\nbut the function is exposed to user space before the entry is allocated\nvia register_pernet_subsys().\nLet's call register_pernet_subsys() before xt_register_template().

See more information about CVE-2024-42269 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:	5.5	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector:	Local network	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 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12796	2024-10-20
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12830	2024-11-20
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12796	2024-10-20
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12830	2024-11-20