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CVE-2024-56637 Detail

Description

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e67805e805c1f3edd6f43adbe08ea14b552694b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/456f010bfaefde84d3390c755eedb1b0a5857c3c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bae60a933ba5d16eed55c6b279be51bcbbc79b0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6099b5d3e37145484fac4b8b4070c3f1abfb3519
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90bf312a6b6b3d6012137f6776a4052ee85e0340
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba5e070f36682d07ca7ad2a953e6c9d96be19dca
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e2d3024753fdaca818b822e3827614bacbdccf

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-56637
NVD Published Date:
12/27/2024
NVD Last Modified:
12/27/2024
Source:
kernel.org