{"id":"CVE-2024-45018","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: flowtable: initialise extack before use\n\nFix missing initialisation of extack in flow offload.","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: flowtable: initialise extack before use\n\nFix missing initialisation of extack in flow offload.","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-665"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.225","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.166","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.107","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.48","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.7","linux_kernel = 6.11"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.10.7"],"published":"2024-09-11","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:18:51.490","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45018","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/119be227bc04f5035efa64cb823b8a5ca5e2d1c1","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/356beb911b63a8cff34cb57f755c2a2d2ee9dec7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eafeec6be68ebd6140a830ce9ae68ad5b67ec78","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7b760499f7791352b49b11667ed04b23d7f5b0f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5ceff2196dc633c995afb080f6f44a72cff6e1d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9767137308daf906496613fd879808a07f006a2","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html","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"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00241,"epssPercentile":0.14427,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.741Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-09-29T15:48:48.250822Z"},"slug":"CVE-2024-45018","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnetfilter: flowtable: initialise extack before use\n\nFix missing initialisation of extack in flow offload.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.225`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.166`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.107`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.48`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.7`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.11`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.10.7`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}