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CVE-2024-27064

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: Fix a memory leak in nf_tables_updchain If nft_netdev_register_hooks(…

Impact

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: Fix a memory leak in nf_tables_updchain If nft_netdev_register_hooks() fails, the memory associated with nft_stats is not freed, causing a memory leak. This patch fixes it by moving nft_stats_alloc() down after nft_netdev_register_hooks() succeeds.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 6.3.3 before 6.4
from 6.4 before 6.6.23
from 6.7 before 6.7.11
from 6.8 before 6.8.2

Weakness classification

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