netfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally flush pending work before notifier
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally flush pending work before notifier syzbot reports: KASAN: slab-uaf in nft_ctx_update include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h:1831 KASAN: slab-uaf in nft_commit_release net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:9530 KASAN: slab-uaf int nf_tables_trans_destroy_work+0x152b/0x1750 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:9597 Read of size 2 at addr ffff88802b0051c4 by task kworker/1:1/45 [..] Workqueue: events nf_tables_trans_destroy_work Call Trace: nft_ctx_update include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h:1831 [inline] nft_commit_release net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:9530 [inline] nf_tables_trans_destroy_work+0x152b/0x1750 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:9597 Problem is that the notifier does a conditional flush, but its possible that the table-to-be-removed is still referenced by transactions being processed by the worker, so we need to flush unconditionally. We could make the flush_work depend on whether we found a table to delete in nf-next to avoid the flush for most cases. AFAICS this problem is only exposed in nf-next, with commit e169285f8c56 ("netfilter: nf_tables: do not store nft_ctx in transaction objects"), with this commit applied there is an unconditional fetch of table->family which is whats triggering the above splat.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.15.129 to before 5.15.163; 6.1.50 to before 6.1.98; 6.4.13 to before 6.5 | 5.15.163, 6.1.98, 6.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.5 and later | 5.15.163, 6.1.98, 6.6.39, 6.9.9, 6.10 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.15.129 to before 5.15.163; 6.1.50 to before 6.1.98; 6.4.13 to before 6.5 Fixed in 5.15.163, 6.1.98, 6.5 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.5 and later Fixed in 5.15.163, 6.1.98, 6.6.39, 6.9.9, 6.10 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.15.129 to before 5.15.163; 6.1.50 to before 6.1.98; 6.5 to before 6.6.39; 6.7 to before 6.9.9 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.15.129 to before 5.15.163; 6.1.50 to before 6.1.98; 6.5 to before 6.6.39; 6.7 to before 6.9.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.163, 6.1.98, 6.5
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.163, 6.1.98, 6.6.39, 6.9.9, 6.10
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-42109
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-994f-f72h-4mcv
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3325628cb36b7f216c5716e7b5124d9dc81199e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c06c13317b9a08decedcd7aaf706691e336277c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55a40406aac555defe9bdd0adec9508116ce7cb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09e650c3a3a7d804430260510534ccbf71c75b2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f6958ba2e902f9820c594869bd710ba74b7c4c0
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Sources
- CVE-2024-42109 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-42109 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-994f-f72h-4mcv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-42109 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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