netfilter: ipset: Hold module reference while requesting a module
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2024-56637 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2024-12-27 15:15:23 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-04 11:22:16 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.7 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-362
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.7 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | Secondary | 7.3 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 7.3 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected a7b4f989a629493bb4ec4a354def784d440b32c4 e5e2d3024753fdaca818b822e3827614bacbdccf git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected a7b4f989a629493bb4ec4a354def784d440b32c4 6099b5d3e37145484fac4b8b4070c3f1abfb3519 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected a7b4f989a629493bb4ec4a354def784d440b32c4 0e67805e805c1f3edd6f43adbe08ea14b552694b git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected a7b4f989a629493bb4ec4a354def784d440b32c4 5bae60a933ba5d16eed55c6b279be51bcbbc79b0 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected a7b4f989a629493bb4ec4a354def784d440b32c4 90bf312a6b6b3d6012137f6776a4052ee85e0340 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected a7b4f989a629493bb4ec4a354def784d440b32c4 ba5e070f36682d07ca7ad2a953e6c9d96be19dca git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected a7b4f989a629493bb4ec4a354def784d440b32c4 456f010bfaefde84d3390c755eedb1b0a5857c3c git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 2.6.39 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 2.6.39 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.4.287 5.4.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.10.231 5.10.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.15.174 5.15.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.1.120 6.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.6.66 6.6.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.5 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.13 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba5e070f36682d07ca7ad2a953e6c9d96be19dca | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/6099b5d3e37145484fac4b8b4070c3f1abfb3519 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e67805e805c1f3edd6f43adbe08ea14b552694b | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/90bf312a6b6b3d6012137f6776a4052ee85e0340 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/456f010bfaefde84d3390c755eedb1b0a5857c3c | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e2d3024753fdaca818b822e3827614bacbdccf | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bae60a933ba5d16eed55c6b279be51bcbbc79b0 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.