CVE-2024-40993

kernel: netfilter: ipset: Fix suspicious rcu_dereference_protected()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 12, 2024

Updated · February 2, 2026

Description

A suspicious rcu_dereference_protected() was observed in netfilter in the Linux kernel. This may lead to a loss of Availability.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-99 · Improper Control of Resource Identifiers ('Resource Injection')