CVE-2024-0607 — A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel
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
Published
2024-01-18T16:15:08.690
Last modified
2026-10-16T15:16:08.413
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
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…
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2024-01-18T16:15:08.690
- Last modified: 2026-10-16T15:16:08.413
09References
- access.redhat.com — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0607
- bugzilla.redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258635
- github.com — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c301f0981fdd3fd1ffac6836b423c4d7a8e0eb6…
- access.redhat.com — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0607
- bugzilla.redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258635
- github.com — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c301f0981fdd3fd1ffac6836b423c4d7a8e0eb6…
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
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