netfilter: nf_tables: unregister flowtable hooks on netns exit
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: unregister flowtable hooks on netns exit Unregister flowtable hooks before they are releases via nf_tables_flowtable_destroy() otherwise hook core reports UAF. BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in nf_hook_entries_grow+0x5a7/0x700 net/netfilter/core.c:142 net/netfilter/core.c:142 Read of size 4 at addr ffff8880736f7438 by task syz-executor579/3666 CPU: 0 PID: 3666 Comm: syz-executor579 Not tainted 5.16.0-rc5-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] lib/dump_stack.c:106 dump_stack_lvl+0x1dc/0x2d8 lib/dump_stack.c:106 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description+0x65/0x380 mm/kasan/report.c:247 mm/kasan/report.c:247 __kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:433 [inline] __kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:433 [inline] mm/kasan/report.c:450 kasan_report+0x19a/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:450 mm/kasan/report.c:450 nf_hook_entries_grow+0x5a7/0x700 net/netfilter/core.c:142 net/netfilter/core.c:142 __nf_register_net_hook+0x27e/0x8d0 net/netfilter/core.c:429 net/netfilter/core.c:429 nf_register_net_hook+0xaa/0x180 net/netfilter/core.c:571 net/netfilter/core.c:571 nft_register_flowtable_net_hooks+0x3c5/0x730 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7232 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7232 nf_tables_newflowtable+0x2022/0x2cf0 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7430 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:7430 nfnetlink_rcv_batch net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:513 [inline] nfnetlink_rcv_skb_batch net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:634 [inline] nfnetlink_rcv_batch net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:513 [inline] net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:652 nfnetlink_rcv_skb_batch net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:634 [inline] net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:652 nfnetlink_rcv+0x10e6/0x2550 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:652 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:652 __nft_release_hook() calls nft_unregister_flowtable_net_hooks() which only unregisters the hooks, then after RCU grace period, it is guaranteed that no packets add new entries to the flowtable (no flow offload rules and flowtable hooks are reachable from packet path), so it is safe to call nf_flow_table_free() which cleans up the remaining entries from the flowtable (both software and hardware) and it unbinds the flow_block.
- Published
- Aug 22, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 10th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-416
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Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.5
- CNA · Linux
- 7.8
- 2.3 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernelbefore 4.19.316
- linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.262
- linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.198
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.26
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 5.16.12
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 5.5affected
- ff4bf2f42a40e7dff28379f085b64df322c70b45 and later · before e51f30826bc5384801df98d76109c94953d1df64affected · git
- ff4bf2f42a40e7dff28379f085b64df322c70b45 and later · before 8ffb8ac3448845f65634889b051bd65e4dee484baffected · git
- ff4bf2f42a40e7dff28379f085b64df322c70b45 and later · before b4fcc081e527aa2ce12e956912fc47e251f6bd27affected · git
- ff4bf2f42a40e7dff28379f085b64df322c70b45 and later · before 6069da443bf65f513bb507bb21e2f87cfb1ad0b6affected · git
- before 5.5not affected · semver
- 5.10.198 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver
- 5.15.26 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
- 5.16.12 and later · up to and including 5.16.*not affected · semver
- 5.17 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 5.16.12-1 | 5.16.12-1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20 | before 1-150500.11.3.1 | 1-150500.11.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20 | before 1-150500.11.3.1 | 1-150500.11.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_21 | before 1-150500.11.3.1 | 1-150500.11.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_21 | before 1-150500.11.3.1 | 1-150500.11.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-default | before 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-default | before 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-default-base | before 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-default-base | before 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-rt | before 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 | 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-rt | before 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 | 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source-rt | before 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 | 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | kernel-source-rt | before 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 | 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb | before 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb | before 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-source | before 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-source | before 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-zfcpdump | before 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | kernel-zfcpdump | before 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | kernel-docs | before 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | kernel-docs | before 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | kernel-obs-build | before 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | kernel-obs-build | before 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | kernel-syms | before 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 |
+11
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 6069da443bf65f513bb507bb21e2f87cfb1ad0b6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 8ffb8ac3448845f65634889b051bd65e4dee484b | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | b4fcc081e527aa2ce12e956912fc47e251f6bd27 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | e51f30826bc5384801df98d76109c94953d1df64 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 5.16.12-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-default | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 · openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1 · openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-64kb | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-azure | 5.14.21-150500.33.69.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-docs | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20 | 1-150500.11.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-obs-build | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-source | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-syms | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-zfcpdump | 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-416 · Use After FreeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
After a memory region is freed, another reference pointing to it is still used. By then, the same region may have been allocated for different data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-416 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
free(dev->buf);/* ... another thread is still running ... */process(dev->buf);Fixed
lock(&dev->lock);free(dev->buf);dev->buf = NULL;unlock(&dev->lock);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6069da443bf65f513bb507bb21e2f87cfb1ad0b6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ffb8ac3448845f65634889b051bd65e4dee484b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4fcc081e527aa2ce12e956912fc47e251f6bd27
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e51f30826bc5384801df98d76109c94953d1df64
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.