7.8

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

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26642DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26642
Published 21-03-2024Last modified 15-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-26642 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.27%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 53 · Related 37
DLA-3840-1DLA-3842-1DSA-5658-1DSA-5681-1LSN-0105-1MGASA-2024-0141

Timeline

  1. 21-03-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.27% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu116 products
  • linux< 4.4.0-256.290 | < 4.15.0-226.238 | < 5.4.0-189.209 | < 5.15.0-116.126
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1133.139 | < 4.4.0-1171.186 | < 4.15.0-1169.182 | < 5.4.0-1128.138 | < 5.15.0-1065.71
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505, < e4988d8415bd0294d6f9f4a1e7095f8b50a97ca9 | ≥ 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505, < e9a0d3f376eb356d54ffce36e7cc37514cbfbd6f | ≥ 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505, < fe40ffbca19dc70d7c6b1e3c77b9ccb404c57351 | ≥ 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505, < 7cdc1be24cc1bcd56a3e89ac4aef20e31ad09199 | ≥ 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505, < 72c1efe3f247a581667b7d368fff3bd9a03cd57a | ≥ 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505, < c0c2176d1814b92ea4c8e7eb7c9cd94cd99c1b12 | ≥ 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505, < 8e07c16695583a66e81f67ce4c46e94dece47ba7 | ≥ 761da2935d6e18d178582dbdf315a3a458555505, < 16603605b667b70da974bea8216c93e7db043bf1 | 4.1
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.1, < 4.19.312 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.274 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.215 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.154 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.84 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.24 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.7.12

3 vendors · 120 products

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