{"id":"CVE-2024-26925","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_tables: release mutex after nft_gc_seq_end from abort path\n\nThe commit mutex should not be released during the critical section\nbetween nft_gc_seq_begin()…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_tables: release mutex after nft_gc_seq_end from abort path\n\nThe commit mutex should not be released during the critical section\nbetween nft_gc_seq_begin()…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-667"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 4.19.316, < 4.20","linux_kernel >= 5.4.262, < 5.4.274","linux_kernel >= 5.10.198, < 5.10.215","linux_kernel >= 5.15.134, < 5.15.155","linux_kernel >= 6.1.56, < 6.1.86","linux_kernel >= 6.4.13, < 6.5","linux_kernel >= 6.5.1, < 6.6.26","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.5","linux_kernel = 6.5","linux_kernel = 6.9","debian_linux = 10.0"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.8.5"],"published":"2024-04-25","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:17:32.240","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26925","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d459e2ffb541841714839e8228b845458ed3b27","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cee2ff7f8cce12a63a0a23ffe27f08d99541494","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61ac7284346c32f9a8c8ceac56102f7914060428","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8038ee3c3e5b59bcd78467686db5270c68544e30","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d3a58af50e46167b6f1db47adadad03c0045dae","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a34ba4bdeec0c3b629160497594908dc820110f1","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb769ff4e281f751adcaf4f4445cbf30817be139","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d459e2ffb541841714839e8228b845458ed3b27","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cee2ff7f8cce12a63a0a23ffe27f08d99541494","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61ac7284346c32f9a8c8ceac56102f7914060428","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8038ee3c3e5b59bcd78467686db5270c68544e30","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d3a58af50e46167b6f1db47adadad03c0045dae","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a34ba4bdeec0c3b629160497594908dc820110f1","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb769ff4e281f751adcaf4f4445cbf30817be139","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-354112.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00267,"epssPercentile":0.18772,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.662Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-09-10T15:46:30.592135Z"},"slug":"CVE-2024-26925","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_tables: release mutex after nft_gc_seq_end from abort path\n\nThe commit mutex should not be released during the critical section\nbetween nft_gc_seq_begin() and nft_gc_seq_end(), otherwise, async GC\nworker could collect expired objects and get the released commit lock\nwithin the same GC sequence.\n\nnf_tables_module_autoload() temporarily releases the mutex to load\nmodule dependencies, then it goes back to replay the transaction again.\nMove it at the end of the abort phase after nft_gc_seq_end() is called.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.19.316, < 4.20`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.4.262, < 5.4.274`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.10.198, < 5.10.215`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.15.134, < 5.15.155`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.1.56, < 6.1.86`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.4.13, < 6.5`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.5.1, < 6.6.26`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.5`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.5`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.9`\n- `debian_linux = 10.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.8.5`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}