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Linux Linux — netfilter: nft_flow_offload: reset dst in route object after setting up flow
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0024 14.9 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux a3c90f7a2323b331ae816d5b0633e68148e25d04 – —
Linux 4.16 – 5.15.150
TIMELINE
Feb 25 Reserved by Linux
May 17 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-27403 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nft_flow_offload: reset dst in route object after setting up flow
dst is transferred to the flow object, route object does not own it
anymore. Reset dst in route object, otherwise if flow_offload_add()
fails, error path releases dst twice, leading to a refcount underflow.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| February 25, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| May 17, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-27403 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | a3c90f7a2323b331ae816d5b0633e68148e25d04 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4.16 | 5.15.150 |
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