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CVE-2024-56637
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2024-12-27T15:15:23.430 · Last modified 2026-06-17T08:12:36.800

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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