# CVE-2024-46782: ila: call nf_unregister_net_hooks() sooner

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel ILA module allows attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code via crafted network packets.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-49587, BELL-CVE-2024-46782, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46782, GHSA-9f66-cv49-738x, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46782

## What is CVE-2024-46782?

CVE-2024-46782 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ila: call nf_unregister_net_hooks() sooner

syzbot found an use-after-free Read in ila_nf_input [1]

Issue here is that ila_xlat_exit_net() frees the rhashtable,
then call nf_unregister_net_hooks().

It should be done in the reverse way, with a synchronize_rcu().

This is a good match for a pre_exit() method.

[1]
 BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in rht_key_hashfn include/linux/rhashtable.h:159 [inline]
 BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in __rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:604 [inline]
 BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:646 [inline]
 BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in rhashtable_lookup_fast+0x77a/0x9b0 include/linux/rhashtable.h:672
Read of size 4 at addr ffff888064620008 by task ksoftirqd/0/16

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 16 Comm: ksoftirqd/0 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc4-syzkaller-00238-g2ad6d23f465a #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/06/2024
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
  __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:93 [inline]
  dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:119
  print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline]
  print_report+0x169/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:488
  kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:601
  rht_key_hashfn include/linux/rhashtable.h:159 [inline]
  __rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:604 [inline]
  rhashtable_lookup include/linux/rhashtable.h:646 [inline]
  rhashtable_lookup_fast+0x77a/0x9b0 include/linux/rhashtable.h:672
  ila_lookup_wildcards net/ipv6/ila/ila_xlat.c:132 [inline]
  ila_xlat_addr net/ipv6/ila/ila_xlat.c:652 [inline]
  ila_nf_input+0x1fe/0x3c0 net/ipv6/ila/ila_xlat.c:190
  nf_hook_entry_hookfn include/linux/netfilter.h:154 [inline]
  nf_hook_slow+0xc3/0x220 net/netfilter/core.c:626
  nf_hook include/linux/netfilter.h:269 [inline]
  NF_HOOK+0x29e/0x450 include/linux/netfilter.h:312
  __netif_receive_skb_one_core net/core/dev.c:5661 [inline]
  __netif_receive_skb+0x1ea/0x650 net/core/dev.c:5775
  process_backlog+0x662/0x15b0 net/core/dev.c:6108
  __napi_poll+0xcb/0x490 net/core/dev.c:6772
  napi_poll net/core/dev.c:6841 [inline]
  net_rx_action+0x89b/0x1240 net/core/dev.c:6963
  handle_softirqs+0x2c4/0x970 kernel/softirq.c:554
  run_ksoftirqd+0xca/0x130 kernel/softirq.c:928
  smpboot_thread_fn+0x544/0xa30 kernel/smpboot.c:164
  kthread+0x2f0/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:389
  ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147
  ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244
 </TASK>

The buggy address belongs to the physical page:
page: refcount:0 mapcount:0 mapping:0000000000000000 index:0x0 pfn:0x64620
flags: 0xfff00000000000(node=0|zone=1|lastcpupid=0x7ff)
page_type: 0xbfffffff(buddy)
raw: 00fff00000000000 ffffea0000959608 ffffea00019d9408 0000000000000000
raw: 0000000000000000 0000000000000003 00000000bfffffff 0000000000000000
page dumped because: kasan: bad access detected
page_owner tracks the page as freed
page last allocated via order 3, migratetype Unmovable, gfp_mask 0x52dc0(GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_NOWARN|__GFP_NORETRY|__GFP_COMP|__GFP_ZERO), pid 5242, tgid 5242 (syz-executor), ts 73611328570, free_ts 618981657187
  set_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:32 [inline]
  post_alloc_hook+0x1f3/0x230 mm/page_alloc.c:1493
  prep_new_page mm/page_alloc.c:1501 [inline]
  get_page_from_freelist+0x2e4c/0x2f10 mm/page_alloc.c:3439
  __alloc_pages_noprof+0x256/0x6c0 mm/page_alloc.c:4695
  __alloc_pages_node_noprof include/linux/gfp.h:269 [inline]
  alloc_pages_node_noprof include/linux/gfp.h:296 [inline]
  ___kmalloc_large_node+0x8b/0x1d0 mm/slub.c:4103
  __kmalloc_large_node_noprof+0x1a/0x80 mm/slub.c:4130
  __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:4146 [inline]
  __kmalloc_node_noprof+0x2d2/0x440 mm/slub.c:4164
  __kvmalloc_node_noprof+0x72/0x190 mm/util.c:650
  bucket_table_alloc lib/rhashtable.c:186 [inline]
  rhashtable_init_noprof+0x534/0xa60 lib/rhashtable.c:1071
  ila_xlat_init_net+0xa0/0x110 net/ipv6/ila/ila_xlat.c:613
  ops_ini
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Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46782?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-46782?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-46782 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46782 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-46782 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-46782 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46782 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. 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-2024-46782/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46782/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46782
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46782
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-46782

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