ACK: [SRU][M/J/F][PATCH 0/1] CVE-2024-26642

[Tim Gardner]

On 5/13/24 14:18, Bethany Jamison wrote:
> [Impact]
> 
>   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
> 
>   netfilter: nf_tables: disallow anonymous set with timeout flag
> 
>   Anonymous sets are never used with timeout from userspace, reject this.
>   Exception to this rule is NFT_SET_EVAL to ensure legacy meters still work.
> 
> [Fix]
> 
> Noble:	pending
> Mantic:	Clean cherry-pick from linux-6.6.y
> Jammy:	Mantic patch applied cleanly.
> Focal:	Clean cherry-pick from linux-5.4.y
> Bionic:	fix sent to esm ML
> Xenial:	fix sent to esm ML
> Trusty:	not-affected
> 
> [Test Case]
> 
> Compile and boot tested.
> 
> [Where issues could occur]
> 
> This fix affects those who use the nftables network framework, an issue
> with this fix would be visible to the user via unexpected behavior
> surrounding anonymous sets and userspace timeout.
> 
> Pablo Neira Ayuso (1):
>    netfilter: nf_tables: disallow anonymous set with timeout flag
> 
>   net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c | 3 +++
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
Acked-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner at canonical.com>
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Tim Gardner
Canonical, Inc