CVE-2024-26673: Linux kernel · netfilter: nft_ct: sanitize layer 3 and 4 protocol number in custom expectations –
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High · fixed in 5.4.0-1124.134~18.04.1 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 18:50 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.4.0-1124.134~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1129.136~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1128.137~18.04.1 +61
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Apr 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-6766-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6767-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6767-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6795-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6818-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6819-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6818-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6828-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6819-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6819-3 (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
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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: nft_ct: sanitize layer 3 and 4 protocol number in custom expectations - Disallow families other than NFPROTO_{IPV4,IPV6,INET}. - Disallow layer 4 protocol with no ports, since destination port is a mandatory attribute for this object.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26673 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/8059918a1377f2f1fff06af4f5a4ed3d5acd6bc4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f549f340c91f08b938d60266e792ff7748dae483 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/65ee90efc928410c6f73b3d2e0afdd762652c09d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b775ced05489f4b77a35fe203e9aeb22f428e38f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f501dae16b7099e69ee9b0d5c70b8f40fd30e98 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfe3550ea5df292c9e2d608e8c4560032391847e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/38cc1605338d99205a263707f4dde76408d3e0e8 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8059918a1377f2f1fff06af4f5a4ed3d5acd6bc4 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26673 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6767-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6767-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6766-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6795-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6818-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6819-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6818-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6828-1 (opens in a new tab)