CVE-2024-56637

MediumCVSS 4.7/10Last modified Oct 15, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: ipset: Hold module reference while requesting a module

User space may unload ip_set.ko while it is itself requesting a set type backend module, leading to a kernel crash. The race condition may be provoked by inserting an mdelay() right after the nfnl_unlock() call.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.7/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 27, 2024
Last modified
Oct 15, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2024-56637: Medium severity, CVSS 4.7 | Vulnix