CVE-2024-56637 — netfilter: ipset: Hold module reference while requesting a module
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ipset: Hold module reference while requesting a module User space may unload ip_set.ko while it …
Published: 2024-12-27 · CVSS: 7.3 · CVSS 3.1
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ipset: Hold module reference while requesting a module User space may unload ip_set.ko while it is itself requesting a set type backend module, leading to a kernel crash. The race condition may be provoked by inserting an mdelay() right after the nfnl_unlock() call.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7