๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2024-0607

MEDIUM 6.6

Kernel: nf_tables: pointer math issue in nft_byteorder_eval()

CVSS Score
6.6
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel. The issue is in the nft_byteorder_eval() function, where the code iterates through a loop and writes to the `dst` array. On each iteration, 8 bytes are written, but `dst` is an array of u32, so each element only has space for 4 bytes. That means every iteration overwrites part of the previous element corrupting this array of u32. This flaw allows a local user to cause a denial of service or potentially break NetFilter functionality.

CWE CWE-229
Published Jan 18, 2024
Last Updated Nov 20, 2025
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

Affected Versions

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0607 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258635 github.com: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c301f0981fdd3fd1ffac6836b423c4d7a8e0eb63 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html