# CVE-2024-0607: Kernel: nf\_tables: pointer math issue in nft\_byteorder\_eval()

- Severity: CVSS 6.6 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.7-rc2
- Published: 2024-01-18 · Updated: 2025-11-20

## Affected

- kernel: fixed in 6.7-rc2
- kernel: version range not reported
- kernel: version range not reported
- kernel-rt: version range not reported
- kernel: version range not reported
- kernel-rt: version range not reported
- kernel: version range not reported
- kernel-rt: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel. The issue is in the nft_byteorder_eval() function, where the code iterates through a loop and writes to the `dst` array. On each iteration, 8 bytes are written, but `dst` is an array of u32, so each element only has space for 4 bytes. That means every iteration overwrites part of the previous element corrupting this array of u32. This flaw allows a local user to cause a denial of service or potentially break NetFilter functionality.

## What to do

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0607
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258635
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c301f0981fdd3fd1ffac6836b423c4d7a8e0eb63

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