CVE-2024-42269

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: iptables: Fix potential null-ptr-deref in ip6table_nat_table_init(). ip6table_nat_table_init() accesses net->gen->ptr[ip6table_nat_net_ops.id], but the function is exposed to user space before the entry is allocated via register_pernet_subsys(). Let's call register_pernet_subsys() before xt_register_template().

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/419ee6274c5153b89c4393c1946faa4c3cad4f9e	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87dba44e9471b79b255d0736858a897332db9226	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91b6df6611b7edb28676c4f63f90c56c30d3e601	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c22921df777de5606f1047b1345b8d22ef1c0b34	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e85b9b6a87be4cb3710082038b677e97f2389003	Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1::::::

History

03 Nov 2025, 22:17

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Information

Published : 2024-08-17 09:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 22:17

NVD link : CVE-2024-42269

Mitre link : CVE-2024-42269

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-42269

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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