7.8

CVE-2024-35897: netfilter: nf_tables: discard table flag update with pending basechain deletion

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35897DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35897
Published 19-05-2024Last modified 15-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-35897 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.3% 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
0.25%
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 33 · Related 25
DLA-3842-1RHSA-2024:4823RHSA-2024:4831RHSA-2024:5101RHSA-2024:5102RHSA-2024:5256

Timeline

  1. 19-05-2024
    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: discard table flag update with pending basechain deletion Hook unregistration is deferred to the commit phase, same occurs with hook updates triggered by the table dormant flag. When both commands are combined, this results in deleting a basechain while leaving its hook still registered in the core.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.25% 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.

Ubuntu118 products
  • linux< 5.4.0-189.209 | < 5.15.0-116.126 | < 6.8.0-38.38
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.4.0-1128.138 | < 5.15.0-1065.71 | < 6.8.0-1011.12
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ bf8083bbf8fa202e6e5316bbd99759ab82bfe7a3, < e75faf01e22ec7dc671640fa0e0968964fafd2fc | ≥ e10f661adc556c4969c70ddaddf238bffdaf1e87, < 9a3b90904d8a072287480eed4c3ece4b99d64f78 | ≥ d9c4da8cb74e8ee6e58a064a3573aa37acf6c935, < b58d0ac35f6d75ec1db8650a29dfd6f292c11362 | ≥ 179d9ba5559a756f4322583388b3213fe4e391b0, < 6cbbe1ba76ee7e674a86abd43009b083a45838cb | ≥ 179d9ba5559a756f4322583388b3213fe4e391b0, < 2aeb805a1bcd5f27c8c0d1a9d4d653f16d1506f4 | ≥ 179d9ba5559a756f4322583388b3213fe4e391b0, < 9627fd0c6ea1c446741a33e67bc5709c59923827 | ≥ 179d9ba5559a756f4322583388b3213fe4e391b0, < 7f609f630951b624348373cef99991ce08831927 | ≥ 179d9ba5559a756f4322583388b3213fe4e391b0, < 1bc83a019bbe268be3526406245ec28c2458a518 | ≥ 5.4.262, < 5.4.274 | ≥ 5.10.202, < 5.10.215 | 5.13
  • linux_kernelEOL≥ 5.4.262, < 5.4.274 | ≥ 5.10.202, < 5.10.215 | ≥ 5.13.1, < 5.15.155 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.86 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.26 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.8.5 | 5.13 | 5.13:rc5 | 5.13:rc6 | 5.13:rc7 | 6.9:rc1 | 6.9:rc2

3 vendors · 122 products

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