SB20240608188 - Race condition in Linux kernel netfilter ipset
Published: June 8, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240608188
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26910)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the list_set_destroy() and list_set_same_set() functions in net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c, within the ip_set_destroy_set(), ip_set_destroy(), ip_set_swap() and ip_set_fini() functions in net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7f2733e5011bfd136f1ca93497394d43aa76225
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a24d5f2ac8ef702a58e55ec276aad29b4bd97e05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2dc077d8f722a1c73a24e674f925602ee5ece49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/653bc5e6d9995d7d5f497c665b321875a626161c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b93a6756a01f4fd2f329a39216f9824c56a66397
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/970709a67696b100a57b33af1a3d75fc34b747eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97f7cf1cd80eeed3b7c808b7c12463295c751001
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.210
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.149
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.269
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.79
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8