{"id":"CVE-2024-56637","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: ipset: Hold module reference while requesting a module\n\nUser space may unload ip_set.ko while it is itself requesting a set type\nbackend module, leading to a…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: ipset: Hold module reference while requesting a module\n\nUser space may unload ip_set.ko while it is itself requesting a set type\nbackend module, leading to a…","severity":"high","cvss":7.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-362"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 2.6.39, < 5.4.287","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.231","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.174","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.120","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.66","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.5","linux_kernel = 6.13"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.12.5"],"published":"2024-12-27","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T22:18:01.827","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56637","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e67805e805c1f3edd6f43adbe08ea14b552694b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/456f010bfaefde84d3390c755eedb1b0a5857c3c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bae60a933ba5d16eed55c6b279be51bcbbc79b0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6099b5d3e37145484fac4b8b4070c3f1abfb3519","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90bf312a6b6b3d6012137f6776a4052ee85e0340","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba5e070f36682d07ca7ad2a953e6c9d96be19dca","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5e2d3024753fdaca818b822e3827614bacbdccf","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00178,"epssPercentile":0.07287,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-15T21:41:09.258954Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T22:48:25.444Z","slug":"CVE-2024-56637","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: ipset: Hold module reference while requesting a module\n\nUser space may unload ip_set.ko while it is itself requesting a set type\nbackend module, leading to a kernel crash. The race condition may be\nprovoked by inserting an mdelay() right after the nfnl_unlock() call.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 2.6.39, < 5.4.287`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.231`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.174`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.120`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.66`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.5`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.13`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.12.5`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":40.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}