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CVE-2024-26642netfilter: nf_tables: disallow anonymous set with timeout flag
- 7.8HighCVSS base score
- 0.27%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 81% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: disallow anonymous set with timeout flag Anonymous sets are never used with timeout from userspace, reject this. Exception to this rule is NFT_SET_EVAL to ensure legacy meters still work.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Linux
- 31 days later
· 31 days later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinuxCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.27% · top 81% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
- affected 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 – < e4988d8415bd0294d6f9f4a1e7095f8b50a97ca9
- affected 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 – < e9a0d3f376eb356d54ffce36e7cc37514cbfbd6f
- affected 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 – < fe40ffbca19dc70d7c6b1e3c77b9ccb404c57351
- affected 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 – < 7cdc1be24cc1bcd56a3e89ac4aef20e31ad09199
- affected 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 – < 72c1efe3f247a581667b7d368fff3bd9a03cd57a
- affected 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 – < c0c2176d1814b92ea4c8e7eb7c9cd94cd99c1b12
- affected 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 – < 8e07c16695583a66e81f67ce4c46e94dece47ba7
- affected 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 – < 16603605b667b70da974bea8216c93e7db043bf1
- affected 4.1
- unaffected < 4.1
- unaffected 4.19.312 – ≤ 4.19.*
- unaffected 5.4.274 – ≤ 5.4.*
- unaffected 5.10.215 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.154 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.1.84 – ≤ 6.1.*
- unaffected 6.6.24 – ≤ 6.6.*
- unaffected 6.7.12 – ≤ 6.7.*
- unaffected 6.8 – ≤ *
References
References11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4988d8415bd0294d6f9f4a1e7095f8b50a97ca9 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9a0d3f376eb356d54ffce36e7cc37514cbfbd6f (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe40ffbca19dc70d7c6b1e3c77b9ccb404c57351 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cdc1be24cc1bcd56a3e89ac4aef20e31ad09199 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c1efe3f247a581667b7d368fff3bd9a03cd57a (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0c2176d1814b92ea4c8e7eb7c9cd94cd99c1b12 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e07c16695583a66e81f67ce4c46e94dece47ba7 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16603605b667b70da974bea8216c93e7db043bf1 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2024-23904 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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