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CVE-2024-1086

Linux — Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Linux · CWE-416 — Use after free · in CISA KEV since 2024-05-30

KEV since 2024 · listed over a yearRansomwareCISA KEVActively Exploited
75

EVRS 75 of 100 Urgent

Patch This Cycle

Rank 843 of 2,960 tracked

Raised to the floor for a confirmed exploited vulnerability.

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Why it scores 75

Evidence available: 6 of 7 signals

Listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and associated with known ransomware campaigns.

  • CISA KEVApplied
  • RansomwareApplied
  • Vendor exploitationDid not apply
  • EPSSApplied
  • Microsoft Exploitability IndexNot applicable
  • Pre-patch disclosureNo data
  • KEV recencyDid not apply
  • CVSSApplied

The band answers “how soon”, not “how bad”. No data for: Pre-patch disclosure. Why some signals show no data

Fix

Patch or fixed version identified

CISA required action

Fixed in

linux -> 6.1.76-1 | linux -> 6.6.15-1

Affected versions

  • h300s firmware
  • h500s firmware
  • h700s firmware
  • h410s firmware
  • h410c firmware
  • bootstrap os
  • linux kernel>= 3.15 < 5.15.149>= 6.1 < 6.1.76>= 6.2 < 6.6.15>= 6.7 < 6.7.36.8
  • fedora39

+19 more affected products; see the full list at NVD.

Remediation

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Fixed versions from NVD.

Evidence

Each value with its source
MeasureValueSource
CVSS base scoreHow severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. 7.8 NVD
FIRST EPSSFIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. 0.281 (98.1st pctl) FIRST EPSS
Actively exploitedWhether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. Confirmed CISA KEV
Ransomware campaign useWhether CISA has seen ransomware operators use it. Known CISA KEV
CISA remediation deadlineThe date US federal agencies must have fixed or mitigated it. 2024-06-20 · KEV since 2024 · listed over a year CISA KEV
Public exploit moduleA module existing is not the same as active exploitation. None known Metasploit
EUVD cross-referenceENISA's record: CVSS 7.8 (v3.1), assigned by Google. Listed ENISA EUVD

Description

NVD

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. The nft_verdict_init() function allows positive values as drop error within the hook verdict, and hence the nf_hook_slow() function can cause a double free vulnerability when NF_DROP is issued with a drop error which resembles NF_ACCEPT. We recommend upgrading past commit f342de4e2f33e0e39165d8639387aa6c19dff660.

What CISA says to do