CVE-2024-36971

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's network route management. This flaw allows an attacker to alter the behavior of certain network connections.

Environments which use third-party KABI modules may experience kernel crashes after applying errata for CVE-2024-36971. Contact your module vendor about an update. Until these third party modules can be fixed, you can prevent crashes by disabling them. This problem stems from modules which use the negative_advice() function.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.