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CVE-2024-27065: netfilter: nf_tables: do not compare internal table flags on updates

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-01 · updated 2026-10-15

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: do not compare internal table flags on updates Restore skipping transaction if table update does not modify flags.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 10.0
• Linux kernel: from 5.4.262 before 5.4.273; from 5.10.202 before 5.10.214; from 5.13.1 before 5.15.153; from 5.16 before 6.1.83; from 6.2 before 6.6.23; from 6.7 before 6.7.11 — fixed in 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 5.4.273, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 5.4.273, 6.1.83. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2531f907d3e40a6173090f10670ae76d117ab27b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3443e57654f90c9a843ab6a6040c10709fd033aa
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a0e7f2decbf9bd72461226f1f5f7dcc4b08f139
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d37f12707ee965d338028732575f0b85f6d9e4f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/640dbf688ba955e83e03de84fbdda8e570b7cce4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/845083249d6a392f3a88804e1669bdb936ee129f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9683cb6c2c6c0f45537bf0b8868b5d38fcb63fc7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df257c435e51651c43b86326d112ddadda76350e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcf32a5bfcb8a57ac0ce717fcfa4d688c91f1005
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2531f907d3e40a6173090f10670ae76d117ab27b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3443e57654f90c9a843ab6a6040c10709fd033aa
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a0e7f2decbf9bd72461226f1f5f7dcc4b08f139

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