CVE-2024-36270
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2024-36270 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on June 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: tproxy: bail out if IP has been disabled on the device
syzbot reports:
general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000003: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000018-0x000000000000001f]
[..]
RIP: 0010:nf_tproxy_laddr4+0xb7/0x340 net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_tproxy_ipv4.c:62
Call Trace:
nft_tproxy_eval_v4 net/netfilter/nft_tproxy.c:56 [inline]
nft_tproxy_eval+0xa9a/0x1a00 net/netfilter/nft_tproxy.c:168
__in_dev_get_rcu() can return NULL, so check for this.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 2.6.37, < 5.4.278 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2024-36270?
CVE-2024-36270 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on June 21, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2024-36270?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-36270?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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