Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-40993

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" f…

EPSS: 0.003 (19.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions c0761d1f1ce1d5b85b5e82bbb714df12de1aa8c3, 93b53c202b51a69e42ca57f5a183f7e008e19f83, 0f1bb77c6d837c9513943bc7c08f04c5cc5c6568
  • Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.1.95, 6.6.35, 6.9.6

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40993?
CVE-2024-40993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-40993?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.