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It assumed that packets from the same subnet should not see a\ndecrement on the initial TTL. A packet might appear it is from the same\nsubnet but it actually isn't especially in modern environments with\ncontainers and virtual switching.\n\nRemove the device dereference and interface loop. Replace the logic with\na switch statement that evaluates the TTL according to the ttl_check."}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"}}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["net/netfilter/nfnetlink_osf.c"],"versions":[{"version":"11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384","lessThan":"f4de0777e4554a7de19c920accde6319dd530782","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384","lessThan":"c996a90f3071cf43683e5423da31aadbe002b8b4","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384","lessThan":"edc806f9122961f0d3819f7c69c14cccde31f277","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384","lessThan":"5d05de2f0928d81309a815ecc76d1a3ad72cbc16","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384","lessThan":"95be653a76793856ff8b2d8bd82c2943c23f5ca8","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384","lessThan":"79b90a96688e521771fa6ed3dc7864b76b8df293","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384","lessThan":"83fc5dd63455a779ea2dd0f7ffee3c920919d80b","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"11eeef41d5f63c7d2f7fdfcc733eb7fb137cc384","lessThan":"711987ba281fd806322a7cd244e98e2a81903114","status":"affected","versionType":"git"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["net/netfilter/nfnetlink_osf.c"],"versions":[{"version":"2.6.31","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"2.6.31","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.258","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.209","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.175","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.141","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.91","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.33","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.0.10","lessThanOrEqual":"7.0.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.31","versionEndExcluding":"5.10.258"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.31","versionEndExcluding":"5.15.209"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.31","versionEndExcluding":"6.1.175"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.31","versionEndExcluding":"6.6.141"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.31","versionEndExcluding":"6.12.91"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.31","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.33"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.31","versionEndExcluding":"7.0.10"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"2.6.31","versionEndExcluding":"7.1"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4de0777e4554a7de19c920accde6319dd530782"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c996a90f3071cf43683e5423da31aadbe002b8b4"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edc806f9122961f0d3819f7c69c14cccde31f277"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d05de2f0928d81309a815ecc76d1a3ad72cbc16"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95be653a76793856ff8b2d8bd82c2943c23f5ca8"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b90a96688e521771fa6ed3dc7864b76b8df293"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83fc5dd63455a779ea2dd0f7ffee3c920919d80b"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/711987ba281fd806322a7cd244e98e2a81903114"}],"title":"netfilter: nfnetlink_osf: fix potential NULL dereference in ttl check","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}