CVE-2024-39504

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's Netfilter subsystem in the nft_inner component, where the issue occurs when mandatory netlink attributes for payload and meta expressions are not validated in embedded inner expressions, which can lead to a NULL pointer dereference from user space which allow attackers to exploit the system, potentially causing crashes.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.