CVE-2024-27397: Linux kernel · netfilter: nf_tables: use timestamp to check for set element timeout
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 4.4.0-1138.144 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 19:04 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.4.0-1138.144, 4.15.0-1183.198~14.04.1, 4.4.0-261.295~14.04.1 +75
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 14 May 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-7072-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7073-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7073-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7076-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7072-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7076-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7121-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7119-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7121-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7121-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7148-1 (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
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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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: nf_tables: use timestamp to check for set element timeout Add a timestamp field at the beginning of the transaction, store it in the nftables per-netns area. Update set backend .insert, .deactivate and sync gc path to use the timestamp, this avoids that an element expires while control plane transaction is still unfinished. .lookup and .update, which are used from packet path, still use the current time to check if the element has expired. And .get path and dump also since this runs lockless under rcu read size lock. Then, there is async gc which also needs to check the current time since it runs asynchronously from a workqueue.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-27397 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27397 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/7395dfacfff65e9938ac0889dafa1ab01e987d15 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7072-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7073-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7073-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7076-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7072-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7076-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7121-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7119-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7121-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7121-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7148-1 (opens in a new tab)