---
id: CVE-2024-36005
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  netfilter: nf_tables: honor table dormant flag from netdev release event path

  Check for table dormant flag otherwise netdev release event path tries
  to unregister an a…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  netfilter: nf_tables: honor table dormant flag from netdev release event path

  Check for table dormant flag otherwise netdev release event path tries
  to unregister an a…
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'
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.216'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.158'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.90'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.30'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.9'
  - linux_kernel = 6.9
  - debian_linux = 10.0
patched:
  - linux_kernel 6.8.9
published: '2024-05-20'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T01:18:20.793'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36005'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13ba94f6cc820fdea15efeaa17d4c722874eebf9'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c45feb3c288cf44a529e2657b36c259d86497d2'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8260c980aee7d8d8a3db39faf19c391d2f898816'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e30abc9ace4f0add4cd761dfdbfaebae5632dd2'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca34c40d1c22c555fa7f4a21a1c807fea7290a0a'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4bb6da24de336a7899033a65490ed2d892efa5b'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13ba94f6cc820fdea15efeaa17d4c722874eebf9'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c45feb3c288cf44a529e2657b36c259d86497d2'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8260c980aee7d8d8a3db39faf19c391d2f898816'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e30abc9ace4f0add4cd761dfdbfaebae5632dd2'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca34c40d1c22c555fa7f4a21a1c807fea7290a0a'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4bb6da24de336a7899033a65490ed2d892efa5b'
    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-613116.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00233
epssPercentile: 0.14093
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.697Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-05-20T17:11:00.848539Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nf_tables: honor table dormant flag from netdev release event path

Check for table dormant flag otherwise netdev release event path tries
to unregister an already unregistered hook.

[524854.857999] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[524854.858010] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 3386599 at net/netfilter/core.c:501 __nf_unregister_net_hook+0x21a/0x260
[...]
[524854.858848] CPU: 0 PID: 3386599 Comm: kworker/u32:2 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc3+ #365
[524854.858869] Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
[524854.858886] RIP: 0010:__nf_unregister_net_hook+0x21a/0x260
[524854.858903] Code: 24 e8 aa 73 83 ff 48 63 43 1c 83 f8 01 0f 85 3d ff ff ff e8 98 d1 f0 ff 48 8b 3c 24 e8 8f 73 83 ff 48 63 43 1c e9 26 ff ff ff <0f> 0b 48 83 c4 18 48 c7 c7 00 68 e9 82 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41
[524854.858914] RSP: 0018:ffff8881e36d79e0 EFLAGS: 00010246
[524854.858926] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8881339ae790 RCX: ffffffff81ba524a
[524854.858936] RDX: dffffc0000000000 RSI: 0000000000000008 RDI: ffff8881c8a16438
[524854.858945] RBP: ffff8881c8a16438 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffffed103c6daf34
[524854.858954] R10: ffff8881e36d79a7 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000005
[524854.858962] R13: ffff8881c8a16000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff8881351b5a00
[524854.858971] FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888390800000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[524854.858982] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[524854.858991] CR2: 00007fc9be0f16f4 CR3: 00000001437cc004 CR4: 00000000001706f0
[524854.859000] Call Trace:
[524854.859006]  <TASK>
[524854.859013]  ? __warn+0x9f/0x1a0
[524854.859027]  ? __nf_unregister_net_hook+0x21a/0x260
[524854.859044]  ? report_bug+0x1b1/0x1e0
[524854.859060]  ? handle_bug+0x3c/0x70
[524854.859071]  ? exc_invalid_op+0x17/0x40
[524854.859083]  ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
[524854.859100]  ? __nf_unregister_net_hook+0x6a/0x260
[524854.859116]  ? __nf_unregister_net_hook+0x21a/0x260
[524854.859135]  nf_tables_netdev_event+0x337/0x390 [nf_tables]
[524854.859304]  ? __pfx_nf_tables_netdev_event+0x10/0x10 [nf_tables]
[524854.859461]  ? packet_notifier+0xb3/0x360
[524854.859476]  ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x11/0x40
[524854.859489]  ? dcbnl_netdevice_event+0x35/0x140
[524854.859507]  ? __pfx_nf_tables_netdev_event+0x10/0x10 [nf_tables]
[524854.859661]  notifier_call_chain+0x7d/0x140
[524854.859677]  unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x5e1/0xae0

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.216`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.158`
- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.90`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.30`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.8.9`
- `linux_kernel = 6.9`
- `debian_linux = 10.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.8.9`