Vulnerability identifier: #VU96146

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/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-2024-42269

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 ip6table_nat_init() function in net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_nat.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/91b6df6611b7edb28676c4f63f90c56c30d3e601
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e85b9b6a87be4cb3710082038b677e97f2389003
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87dba44e9471b79b255d0736858a897332db9226
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c22921df777de5606f1047b1345b8d22ef1c0b34

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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.