{"id":"CVE-2024-42070","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_tables: fully validate NFT_DATA_VALUE on store to data registers\n\nregister store validation for NFT_DATA_VALUE is conditional, however,\nthe datatype is al…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_tables: fully validate NFT_DATA_VALUE on store to data registers\n\nregister store validation for NFT_DATA_VALUE is conditional, however,\nthe datatype is al…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-401"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel < 3.13","linux_kernel >= 3.14, < 4.19.317","linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.279","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.221","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.162","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.97","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.37","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.9.8"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.9.8"],"published":"2024-07-29","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:18:42.157","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42070","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23752737c6a618e994f9a310ec2568881a6b49c4","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40188a25a9847dbeb7ec67517174a835a677752f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41a6375d48deaf7f730304b5153848bfa1c2980f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/461302e07f49687ffe7d105fa0a330c07c7646d8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d43d789b57943720dca4181a05f6477362b94cf","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7931d32955e09d0a11b1fe0b6aac1bfa061c005c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/952bf8df222599baadbd4f838a49c4fef81d2564","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efb27ad05949403848f487823b597ed67060e007","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23752737c6a618e994f9a310ec2568881a6b49c4","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40188a25a9847dbeb7ec67517174a835a677752f","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41a6375d48deaf7f730304b5153848bfa1c2980f","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/461302e07f49687ffe7d105fa0a330c07c7646d8","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d43d789b57943720dca4181a05f6477362b94cf","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7931d32955e09d0a11b1fe0b6aac1bfa061c005c","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/952bf8df222599baadbd4f838a49c4fef81d2564","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efb27ad05949403848f487823b597ed67060e007","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.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-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-613116.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00282,"epssPercentile":0.20577,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.727Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-09-10T16:19:46.237204Z"},"slug":"CVE-2024-42070","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_tables: fully validate NFT_DATA_VALUE on store to data registers\n\nregister store validation for NFT_DATA_VALUE is conditional, however,\nthe datatype is always either NFT_DATA_VALUE or NFT_DATA_VERDICT. This\nonly requires a new helper function to infer the register type from the\nset datatype so this conditional check can be removed. Otherwise,\npointer to chain object can be leaked through the registers.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 3.13`\n- `linux_kernel >= 3.14, < 4.19.317`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.279`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.221`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.162`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.97`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.37`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.9.8`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.9.8`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}