High 7.8Published Mar 21, 2024

CVE-2024-26642netfilter: nf_tables: disallow anonymous set with timeout flag

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 10:10 PM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: disallow anonymous set with timeout flag Anonymous sets are never used with timeout from userspace, reject this. Exception to this rule is NFT_SET_EVAL to ensure legacy meters still work.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 14, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 before e4988d8415bd0294d6f9f4a1e7095f8b50a97ca9; from 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 before e9a0d3f376eb356d54ffce36e7cc37514cbfbd6f; from 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 before fe40ffbca19dc70d7c6b1e3c77b9ccb404c57351; 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 builds before 7cdc1be24cc1bcd56a3e89ac4aef20e31ad09199; 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 builds before 72c1efe3f247a581667b7d368fff3bd9a03cd57a; from 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 before c0c2176d1814b92ea4c8e7eb7c9cd94cd99c1b12; 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 builds before 8e07c16695583a66e81f67ce4c46e94dece47ba7; from 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505 before 16603605b667b70da974bea8216c93e7db043bf1	CNA record
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name)	before V1.1.1	CISA ADP
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 4.1 before 4.19.312; from 4.20 before 5.4.274; from 5.5 before 5.10.215; from 5.11 before 5.15.154; from 5.16 before 6.1.84; from 6.2 before 6.6.24; from 6.7 before 6.7.12	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	10.0	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4988d8415bd0294d6f9f4a1e7095f8b50a97ca9	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9a0d3f376eb356d54ffce36e7cc37514cbfbd6f	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe40ffbca19dc70d7c6b1e3c77b9ccb404c57351	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cdc1be24cc1bcd56a3e89ac4aef20e31ad09199	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c1efe3f247a581667b7d368fff3bd9a03cd57a	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0c2176d1814b92ea4c8e7eb7c9cd94cd99c1b12	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e07c16695583a66e81f67ce4c46e94dece47ba7	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16603605b667b70da974bea8216c93e7db043bf1	patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html	mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html	mailing-list
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