Vulnerability identifier: #VU93028

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36270

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the nf_tproxy_laddr4() function in net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_tproxy_ipv4.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10f0af5234dafd03d2b75233428ec3f11cf7e43d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07eeedafc59c45fe5de43958128542be3784764c
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fe5af4ff06db3d4d80e07a19356640428159f03
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caf3a8afb5ea00db6d5398adf148d5534615fd80
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/570b4c52096e62fda562448f5760fd0ff06110f0
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/819bfeca16eb9ad647ddcae25e7e12c30612147c
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a673bddc8fd4873c370caf9ae70ffc6d47e8d3

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.