CISA has issued an urgent alert about a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2024-1086. This vulnerability, hidden within the netfilter: nf_tables component, allows local attackers to escalate their privileges and potentially deploy ransomware, which could severely disrupt enterprise systems worldwide.

This vulnerability, hidden within the netfilter: nf_tables component, allows local attackers to escalate their privileges and potentially deploy ransomware, which could severely disrupt enterprise systems worldwide.

  • BCsven@lemmy.caEnglish
    113·
    19 days ago

    So a non issue unless somebody has physical access to the machine?

    • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
      1·
      19 days ago

      Not directly, but as other comment has mentioned, it reduces the overall security posture because it could be combined with other flaws known and unknown.