CVE-2024-50251

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 4.5-6.11.6 - DoS via nft_payload Offset/Length Check Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2024-50251. PoCs published by slavin-ayu.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC demonstrates a local denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in the Linux kernel by manipulating nftables rules and triggering a crash via a crafted UDP packet. The exploit uses user and network namespaces to isolate the attack environment.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_payload: sanitize offset and length before calling skb_checksum() If access to offset + length is larger than the skbuff length, then skb_checksum() triggers BUG_ON(). skb_checksum() internally subtracts the length parameter while iterating over skbuff, BUG_ON(len) at the end of it checks that the expected length to be included in the checksum calculation is fully consumed.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by slavin-ayu · poc
https://github.com/slavin-ayu/CVE-2024-50251-PoC

This PoC demonstrates a local denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in the Linux kernel by manipulating nftables rules and triggering a crash via a crafted UDP packet. The exploit uses user and network namespaces to isolate the attack environment.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Linux kernel (specific version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Linux system with nftables support · CAP_NET_ADMIN capabilities or root privileges
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2
EPSS 0.0037
EPSS Percentile 59.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (27)
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.285linux
linux/Kernel 4.5.0 - 4.19.323linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.171linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.116linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.229linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.60linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.11.7linux
Linux/Linux < 4.5
Linux/Linux 4.19.323 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux 4.5
... and 17 more
Published Nov 09, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026