CVE-2024-0607
Published: January 17, 2024Last modified: July 15, 2025
Description
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.6 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity impact | LOW |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.68-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.68-r0) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0607
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258635
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c301f0981fdd3fd1ffac6836b423c4d7a8e0eb63
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html