SB2024062551 - Resource management error in Linux kernel netfilter
Published: June 25, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062551
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35897)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the nf_tables_table_disable() and nf_tables_updtable() functions in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.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/9a3b90904d8a072287480eed4c3ece4b99d64f78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b58d0ac35f6d75ec1db8650a29dfd6f292c11362
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cbbe1ba76ee7e674a86abd43009b083a45838cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2aeb805a1bcd5f27c8c0d1a9d4d653f16d1506f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9627fd0c6ea1c446741a33e67bc5709c59923827
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f609f630951b624348373cef99991ce08831927
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bc83a019bbe268be3526406245ec28c2458a518
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e75faf01e22ec7dc671640fa0e0968964fafd2fc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.316