High 7.1Published Dec 27, 2024

CVE-2024-56650netfilter: x_tables: fix LED ID check in led_tg_check()

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 09:10 UTC)

Does this affect you?

It affects Linux and 7 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

Do this next

Start free and add your stack

Free account, 1 product

Every CVE for Linux

Exploited in the last 30 days

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: x_tables: fix LED ID check in led_tg_check() Syzbot has reported the following BUG detected by KASAN: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in strlen+0x58/0x70 Read of size 1 at addr ffff8881022da0c8 by task repro/5879 ... Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 ? __pfx_dump_stack_lvl+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx__printk+0x10/0x10 ? _printk+0xd5/0x120 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x183/0x530 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x183/0x530 print_report+0x169/0x550 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x183/0x530 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x183/0x530 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x45f/0x530 ? __phys_addr+0xba/0x170 ? strlen+0x58/0x70 kasan_report+0x143/0x180 ? strlen+0x58/0x70 strlen+0x58/0x70 kstrdup+0x20/0x80 led_tg_check+0x18b/0x3c0 xt_check_target+0x3bb/0xa40 ? __pfx_xt_check_target+0x10/0x10 ? stack_depot_save_flags+0x6e4/0x830 ? nft_target_init+0x174/0xc30 nft_target_init+0x82d/0xc30 ? __pfx_nft_target_init+0x10/0x10 ? nf_tables_newrule+0x1609/0x2980 ? nf_tables_newrule+0x1609/0x2980 ? rcu_is_watching+0x15/0xb0 ? nf_tables_newrule+0x1609/0x2980 ? nf_tables_newrule+0x1609/0x2980 ? __kmalloc_noprof+0x21a/0x400 nf_tables_newrule+0x1860/0x2980 ? __pfx_nf_tables_newrule+0x10/0x10 ? __nla_parse+0x40/0x60 nfnetlink_rcv+0x14e5/0x2ab0 ? __pfx_validate_chain+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_nfnetlink_rcv+0x10/0x10 ? __lock_acquire+0x1384/0x2050 ? netlink_deliver_tap+0x2e/0x1b0 ? __pfx_lock_release+0x10/0x10 ? netlink_deliver_tap+0x2e/0x1b0 netlink_unicast+0x7f8/0x990 ? __pfx_netlink_unicast+0x10/0x10 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x183/0x530 ? __check_object_size+0x48e/0x900 netlink_sendmsg+0x8e4/0xcb0 ? __pfx_netlink_sendmsg+0x10/0x10 ? aa_sock_msg_perm+0x91/0x160 ? __pfx_netlink_sendmsg+0x10/0x10 __sock_sendmsg+0x223/0x270 ____sys_sendmsg+0x52a/0x7e0 ? __pfx_____sys_sendmsg+0x10/0x10 __sys_sendmsg+0x292/0x380 ? __pfx___sys_sendmsg+0x10/0x10 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x43d/0x780 ? __pfx_lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x10/0x10 ? exc_page_fault+0x590/0x8c0 ? do_syscall_64+0xb6/0x230 do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f ... </TASK> Since an invalid (without '\0' byte at all) byte sequence may be passed from userspace, add an extra check to ensure that such a sequence is rejected as possible ID and so never passed to 'kstrdup()' and further.

CVSS: 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-125
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 15, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 15, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	268cb38e1802db560c73167e643f14a3dcb4b07c builds before 147a42bb02de8735cb08476be6d0917987d022c2; from 268cb38e1802db560c73167e643f14a3dcb4b07c before ad28612ebae1fcc1104bd432e99e99d87f6bfe09; 268cb38e1802db560c73167e643f14a3dcb4b07c builds before 36a9d94dac28beef6b8abba46ba8874320d3e800; from 268cb38e1802db560c73167e643f14a3dcb4b07c before ab9916321c95f5280b72b4c5055e269f98627efe; from 268cb38e1802db560c73167e643f14a3dcb4b07c before a9bcc0b70d9baf3ff005874489a0dc9d023b54c3; from 268cb38e1802db560c73167e643f14a3dcb4b07c before c40c96d98e536fc1daaa125c2332b988615e30a4; from 268cb38e1802db560c73167e643f14a3dcb4b07c before 04317f4eb2aad312ad85c1a17ad81fe75f1f9bc7	CNA record
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5	CISA ADP
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5	CISA ADP
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5	CISA ADP
Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P siemens:ruggedcom_rst2428p (from the name)	before V3.2	CISA ADP
Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family siemens:scalance_xc_300_xr_300_xc_400_xr_500wg_xr_500_family (from the name)	before V3.2	CISA ADP
Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family siemens:scalance_xcm_xrm_xch_xrh_300_family (from the name)	before V3.2	CISA ADP
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 2.6.30 before 5.4.287; from 5.5 before 5.10.231; from 5.11 before 5.15.174; from 5.16 before 6.1.120; from 6.2 before 6.6.66; from 6.7 before 6.12.5; 6.13	NVD

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/147a42bb02de8735cb08476be6d0917987d022c2patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad28612ebae1fcc1104bd432e99e99d87f6bfe09patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a9d94dac28beef6b8abba46ba8874320d3e800patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab9916321c95f5280b72b4c5055e269f98627efepatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9bcc0b70d9baf3ff005874489a0dc9d023b54c3patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c40c96d98e536fc1daaa125c2332b988615e30a4patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04317f4eb2aad312ad85c1a17ad81fe75f1f9bc7patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html

The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.