CVE-2024-26834

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The vulnerability is related to a memory leak in the nft flow offload component of the Linux kernel. Specifically, the issue arises when the direct xmit path is used, and the dst release() function is called. This can lead to an unreferenced object, as reported by kmemleak. The vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service. Technical details include the involvement of functions such as kmem cache alloc(), dst alloc(), and nft flow offload eval().

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.