CVE-2024-0607 Kernel: nf_tables: pointer math issue in nft_byteorder_eval()

2024-01-1815:41:14

CWE-229

redhat

www.cve.org

netfilter subsystem

linux kernel

nft_byteorder_eval

pointer math issue

denial of service

CVSS3

6.6

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

AI Score

6.9

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel. The issue is in the nft_byteorder_eval() function, where the code iterates through a loop and writes to the dst array. On each iteration, 8 bytes are written, but dst is an array of u32, so each element only has space for 4 bytes. That means every iteration overwrites part of the previous element corrupting this array of u32. This flaw allows a local user to cause a denial of service or potentially break NetFilter functionality.

CNA Affected

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