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CVE-2024-40993

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.28%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2024-07-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2024-40993
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.28%
Linux

Original NVD Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: ipset: Fix suspicious rcu_dereference_protected() When destroying all sets, we are either in pernet exit phase or are executing a "destroy all sets command" from userspace. The latter was taken into account in ip_set_dereference() (nfnetlink mutex is held), but the former was not. The patch adds the required check to rcu_dereference_protected() in ip_set_dereference().

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