# CVE-2024-27018: netfilter: br_netfilter: skip conntrack input hook for promisc packets > A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's br_netfilter module can cause a system crash when processing promiscuous mode packets. - **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 1 May 2024 - **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026 - **Also known as:** AZL-42031, AZL-42252, AZL-46027, BELL-CVE-2024-27018, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27018, GHSA-cm9x-gp4m-whg8, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27018 ## What is CVE-2024-27018? CVE-2024-27018 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 1 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: br_netfilter: skip conntrack input hook for promisc packets For historical reasons, when bridge device is in promisc mode, packets that are directed to the taps follow bridge input hook path. This patch adds a workaround to reset conntrack for these packets. Jianbo Liu reports warning splats in their test infrastructure where cloned packets reach the br_netfilter input hook to confirm the conntrack object. Scratch one bit from BR_INPUT_SKB_CB to annotate that this packet has reached the input hook because it is passed up to the bridge device to reach the taps. [ 57.571874] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 0 at net/bridge/br_netfilter_hooks.c:616 br_nf_local_in+0x157/0x180 [br_netfilter] [ 57.572749] Modules linked in: xt_MASQUERADE nf_conntrack_netlink nfnetlink iptable_nat xt_addrtype xt_conntrack nf_nat br_netfilter rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss oid_registry overlay rpcrdma rdma_ucm ib_iser libiscsi scsi_transport_isc si ib_umad rdma_cm ib_ipoib iw_cm ib_cm mlx5_ib ib_uverbs ib_core mlx5ctl mlx5_core [ 57.575158] CPU: 1 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Not tainted 6.8.0+ #19 [ 57.575700] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS rel-1.13.0-0-gf21b5a4aeb02-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 [ 57.576662] RIP: 0010:br_nf_local_in+0x157/0x180 [br_netfilter] [ 57.577195] Code: fe ff ff 41 bd 04 00 00 00 be 04 00 00 00 e9 4a ff ff ff be 04 00 00 00 48 89 ef e8 f3 a9 3c e1 66 83 ad b4 00 00 00 04 eb 91 <0f> 0b e9 f1 fe ff ff 0f 0b e9 df fe ff ff 48 89 df e8 b3 53 47 e1 [ 57.578722] RSP: 0018:ffff88885f845a08 EFLAGS: 00010202 [ 57.579207] RAX: 0000000000000002 RBX: ffff88812dfe8000 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 57.579830] RDX: ffff88885f845a60 RSI: ffff8881022dc300 RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 57.580454] RBP: ffff88885f845a60 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000003 [ 57.581076] R10: 00000000ffff1300 R11: 0000000000000002 R12: 0000000000000000 [ 57.581695] R13: ffff8881047ffe00 R14: ffff888108dbee00 R15: ffff88814519b800 [ 57.582313] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88885f840000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 57.583040] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 57.583564] CR2: 000000c4206aa000 CR3: 0000000103847001 CR4: 0000000000370eb0 [ 57.584194] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 [ 57.584820] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 [ 57.585440] Call Trace: [ 57.585721] [ 57.585976] ? __warn+0x7d/0x130 [ 57.586323] ? br_nf_local_in+0x157/0x180 [br_netfilter] [ 57.586811] ? report_bug+0xf1/0x1c0 [ 57.587177] ? handle_bug+0x3f/0x70 [ 57.587539] ? exc_invalid_op+0x13/0x60 [ 57.587929] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 [ 57.588336] ? br_nf_local_in+0x157/0x180 [br_netfilter] [ 57.588825] nf_hook_slow+0x3d/0xd0 [ 57.589188] ? br_handle_vlan+0x4b/0x110 [ 57.589579] br_pass_frame_up+0xfc/0x150 [ 57.589970] ? br_port_flags_change+0x40/0x40 [ 57.590396] br_handle_frame_finish+0x346/0x5e0 [ 57.590837] ? ipt_do_table+0x32e/0x430 [ 57.591221] ? br_handle_local_finish+0x20/0x20 [ 57.591656] br_nf_hook_thresh+0x4b/0xf0 [br_netfilter] [ 57.592286] ? br_handle_local_finish+0x20/0x20 [ 57.592802] br_nf_pre_routing_finish+0x178/0x480 [br_netfilter] [ 57.593348] ? br_handle_local_finish+0x20/0x20 [ 57.593782] ? nf_nat_ipv4_pre_routing+0x25/0x60 [nf_nat] [ 57.594279] br_nf_pre_routing+0x24c/0x550 [br_netfilter] [ 57.594780] ? br_nf_hook_thresh+0xf0/0xf0 [br_netfilter] [ 57.595280] br_handle_frame+0x1f3/0x3d0 [ 57.595676] ? br_handle_local_finish+0x20/0x20 [ 57.596118] ? br_handle_frame_finish+0x5e0/0x5e0 [ 57.596566] __netif_receive_skb_core+0x25b/0xfc0 [ 57.597017] ? __napi_build_skb+0x37/0x40 [ 57.597418] __netif_receive_skb_list_core+0xfb/0x220 ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27018? It affects 2 products. Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Linux kernel. ## How do I fix CVE-2024-27018? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2024-27018 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27018 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora - [CVE-2024-4577](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4577/): PHP-CGI OS Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2021-39226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39226/): Grafana Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2019-5544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5544/): VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS OpenSLP Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2024-4947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4947/): Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2024-4671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4671/): Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2024-27018 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2024-27018 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 1 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27018 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27018/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27018/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27018 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27018 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-27018 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27018/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.