{"id":"CVE-2024-26642","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_tables: disallow anonymous set with timeout flag\n\nAnonymous sets are never used with timeout from userspace, reject this.\nException to this rule is NFT_SE…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_tables: disallow anonymous set with timeout flag\n\nAnonymous sets are never used with timeout from userspace, reject this.\nException to this rule is NFT_SE…","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","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 4.1, < 4.19.312","linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.274","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.215","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.154","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.84","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.24","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.12","debian_linux = 10.0"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.7.12"],"published":"2024-03-21","updated":"2026-08-04","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26642","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16603605b667b70da974bea8216c93e7db043bf1","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c1efe3f247a581667b7d368fff3bd9a03cd57a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cdc1be24cc1bcd56a3e89ac4aef20e31ad09199","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e07c16695583a66e81f67ce4c46e94dece47ba7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0c2176d1814b92ea4c8e7eb7c9cd94cd99c1b12","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4988d8415bd0294d6f9f4a1e7095f8b50a97ca9","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9a0d3f376eb356d54ffce36e7cc37514cbfbd6f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe40ffbca19dc70d7c6b1e3c77b9ccb404c57351","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16603605b667b70da974bea8216c93e7db043bf1","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72c1efe3f247a581667b7d368fff3bd9a03cd57a","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cdc1be24cc1bcd56a3e89ac4aef20e31ad09199","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e07c16695583a66e81f67ce4c46e94dece47ba7","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0c2176d1814b92ea4c8e7eb7c9cd94cd99c1b12","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4988d8415bd0294d6f9f4a1e7095f8b50a97ca9","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9a0d3f376eb356d54ffce36e7cc37514cbfbd6f","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe40ffbca19dc70d7c6b1e3c77b9ccb404c57351","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://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00266,"epssPercentile":0.1875,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-05T10:46:47.535Z","slug":"CVE-2024-26642","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: nf_tables: disallow anonymous set with timeout flag\n\nAnonymous sets are never used with timeout from userspace, reject this.\nException to this rule is NFT_SET_EVAL to ensure legacy meters still work.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.1, < 4.19.312`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.274`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.215`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.154`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.84`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.24`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.12`\n- `debian_linux = 10.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.7.12`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}