# CVE-2024-1086: Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability

- Exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2024-05-30, known ransomware use
- Published: 2024-01-31
- CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1)
- EPSS: 28.1% (98th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-416

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.



The nft_verdict_init() function allows positive values as drop error within the hook verdict, and hence the nf_hook_slow() function can cause a double free vulnerability when NF_DROP is issued with a drop error which resembles NF_ACCEPT.



We recommend upgrading past commit f342de4e2f33e0e39165d8639387aa6c19dff660.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Before feed history | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | Before feed history | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | No public claim | — | — |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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