CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Remediation Deadline: Jun 20, 2024
Description
Linux kernel contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the netfilter: nf_tables component that allows an attacker to achieve local privilege escalation.
EPSS — Exploit Probability
Higher than 99.3% of all CVEs
Required Action
This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. Please check with specific vendors for information on patching status. For more information, please see: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f342de4e2f33e0e39165d8639387aa6c19dff660; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1086
Risk Assessment
CRITICALDetails
- Severity
- High
- EPSS
- 84.5%
- CISA KEV
- Yes
- Ransomware
- Known
- Articles
- 0
Timeline
Published
May 30, 2024
Added to KEV
May 30, 2024
Remediation Due
Jun 20, 2024