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High · 7.8 CVE-2024-0193 EUVD-2024-15992GHSA-52x7-wcqq-wfjp

Kernel: netfilter: use-after-free in nft_trans_gc_catchall_sync leads to privilege escalation

Published Jan 2, 2024 · Updated Nov 4, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Vendor: Red Hat Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support Product: RHOL-5.8-RHEL-9 Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.15 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.15 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.15 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-5.15 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-intel-iotg Package: linux-intel-iotg-5.15 Package: linux-kvm Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 Package: linux-nvidia-tegra-igx Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.15 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.15 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx-zynqmp Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel. If the catchall element is garbage-collected when the pipapo set is removed, the element can be deactivated twice. This can cause a use-after-free issue on an NFT_CHAIN object or NFT_OBJECT object, allowing a local unprivileged user with CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to escalate their privileges on the system.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— kernel — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support — —
Red Hat RHOL-5.8-RHEL-9 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.6.11-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.6.11-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.69-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1033.35 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.7.0-1001.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-92.102 USN-6609-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1052.57 USN-6609-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.2 6.2.0-1018.18~22.04.1 USN-6608-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.5 6.5.0-1012.12~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1054.62 USN-6607-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.2 6.2.0-1019.19~22.04.1 USN-6608-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1054.62.1 USN-6607-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-6.2 6.2.0-1019.19~22.04.1.1 USN-6608-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1049.57 USN-6609-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.2 6.2.0-1021.23~22.04.1 USN-6635-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.5 +1 6.5.0-1011.11~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1049.54 USN-6609-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1035.41 USN-6609-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.5 6.5.0-15.15~22.04.1 USN-6608-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1045.48 USN-6609-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1047.53 USN-6628-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 6.5.0-15.15.1.1~22.04.1 USN-6608-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1043.43 USN-6609-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.2 6.2.0-1015.15 USN-6608-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.5 6.5.0-1014.14 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1021.21 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1008.8 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oem-6.1 6.1.0-1029.29 USN-6606-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oem-6.5 6.5.0-1013.14 USN-6608-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1050.56 USN-6609-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.5 6.5.0-1014.14~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +15 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1027.31 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1052.57~20.04.1 USN-6609-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1054.62~20.04.1 USN-6607-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15 5.15.0-1054.62~20.04.1.1 USN-6607-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1049.57~20.04.1 USN-6609-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1035.41~20.04.1 USN-6609-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-92.102~20.04.1 USN-6609-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1045.48~20.04.1 USN-6609-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1048.54~20.04.1 USN-6628-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1022.22~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1050.56~20.04.1 USN-6609-3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1048.52~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +13 No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1046.48 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1053.59 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1055.63+fips2 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux 5.15.0-97.107 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1055.60 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.5 6.5.0-1012.12~22.04.1 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1057.65 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1052.60 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.5 +1 6.5.0-1011.11~22.04.1 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1051.56 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.5 6.5.0-21.21~22.04.1 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1047.50 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-172.190 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1119.129 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1055.60~20.04.1 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1124.131 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1123.132 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1052.60~20.04.1 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gke +1 No fix yet LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1086.90 LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-97.107~20.04.1 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1066.71 LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1047.50~20.04.1 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-222.233 LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1165.178 LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1119.129~18.04.1 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1174.189 LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1124.131~18.04.1 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1159.176 LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1123.132~18.04.1 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-172.190~18.04.1 LSN-0103-1, LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux 4.4.0-251.285 LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws 4.4.0-1166.181 LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1165.178~16.04.1 LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1174.189~16.04.1 LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1159.176~16.04.1 LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-222.233~16.04.1 LSN-0101-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-251.285~14.04.1 LSN-0101-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 bpftool 7.2.0-362.24.1.el9_3 RHSA-2024:1248
RHEL 9 rv +64 5.14.0-362.24.1.el9_3 RHSA-2024:1248
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9.2 EUS bpftool 7.0.0-284.55.1.el9_2 RHSA-2024:1018
RHEL 9.2 EUS kernel-rt +14 5.14.0-284.55.1.rt14.340.el9_2 RHSA-2024:1019
RHEL 9.2 EUS perf +48 5.14.0-284.55.1.el9_2 RHSA-2024:1018
RHEL 9.0 E4S kernel-rt +12 5.14.0-70.105.1.rt21.177.el9_0 RHSA-2024:4412
RHEL 9.0 E4S perf +28 5.14.0-70.105.1.el9_0 RHSA-2024:4415

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 9 kernel 5.14.0-362.24.1.el9_3.cloud.0.6 RXSA-2024:1248

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.72-96.166 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-488
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +14 6.1.72-96.166.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-488

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 bpftool 7.2.0-362.24.1.el9_3 ELSA-2024-1248
Oracle Linux 9 rv +25 5.14.0-362.24.1.el9_3 ELSA-2024-1248

Advisories 23

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