CVE-2024-1085 HIGH

CVE-2024-1085: Use-after-free in Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component

Vendor Linux
Product Kernel
Weakness CWE-416
Published January 31, 2024
Last update May 29, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. The nft_setelem_catchall_deactivate() function checks whether the catch-all set element is active in the current generation instead of the next generation before freeing it, but only flags it inactive in the next generation, making it possible to free the element multiple times, leading to a double free vulnerability. We recommend upgrading past commit b1db244ffd041a49ecc9618e8feb6b5c1afcdaa7.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 31, 2024 CVE published
May 29, 2025 Record updated