CVE-2024-26642: Linux kernel · netfilter: nf_tables: disallow anonymous set with timeout flag
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 4.4.0-1133.139 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 18:50 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.4.0-1133.139, 4.15.0-1178.193~14.04.1, 4.4.0-256.290~14.04.1 +84
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Mar 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6865-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6866-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6866-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6866-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6896-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6896-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6900-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6896-3 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTSlinux-raspi-realtimepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime?arch=source&distro=realtime/nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
|
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
|
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
|
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-aws-5.19pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-aws-6.2pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: disallow anonymous set with timeout flag Anonymous sets are never used with timeout from userspace, reject this. Exception to this rule is NFT_SET_EVAL to ensure legacy meters still work.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26642 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/16603605b667b70da974bea8216c93e7db043bf1 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26642 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6865-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6866-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6866-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6866-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6896-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6896-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6900-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6896-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6895-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6896-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6896-5 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6898-4 (opens in a new tab)