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CVE-2024-45018 is an uninitialized-variable vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter flowtable component. Flow-offload handling uses extack without initializing it first. The kernel fix initializes extack before use. The precise failure mode and exploitation consequences are not established.
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A Linux kernel netfilter flowtable vulnerability involving missing initialization of extack before use in flow offload. The advisory identifies affected Google COS kernel packages and assigns a medium CVSS v3 score of 5.5, indicating a local, low-privilege attack with high availability impact. The recommended fix is updating to version 18613.0.57 or later.
Linux kernel Netfilter flowtable use of an extack structure before initialization.
Linux kernel Netfilter flowtable use of an uninitialized extack structure.
Linux kernel Netfilter flowtable uninitialized extack-use vulnerability.
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