VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-56637

CVSS score7.3 HIGH
EPSS probability0.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-12-27
Last modified2026-10-15
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ipset: Hold module reference while requesting a module User space may unload ip_set.ko while it is itself requesting a set type backend module, leading to a kernel crash. The race condition may be provoked by inserting an mdelay() right after the nfnl_unlock() call.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-362

Primary references