CVE-2024-56637

CVE-2024-56637CVE-2024-56637

linux / linux_kernel

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.

Scoring

CVSS 7.3 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Last modified2026-08-04
Sourced from NVD. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.