---
id: CVE-2024-45018
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  netfilter: flowtable: initialise extack before use

  Fix missing initialisation of extack in flow offload.
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  netfilter: flowtable: initialise extack before use

  Fix 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'
---

## Overview

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

netfilter: flowtable: initialise extack before use

Fix missing initialisation of extack in flow offload.

## 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`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 6.10.7`