CVE-2024-1085 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component, affecting Linux and Linux_kernel products. This flaw, specifically a double-free due to incorrect generation checks in nft_setelem_catchall_deactivate(), allows for local privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 7.8, it presents a low-complexity attack vector that can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.13, < 6.8CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:linux:kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.13, < 5.15.148CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.16, < 6.1.75CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2, < 6.6.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.7, < 6.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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