May 30, 2024 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2024-1086 — Linux Kernel
known ransomware use
Linux Kernel Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2024-05-30- Federal due date
2024-06-20- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Kernel
- EPSS
- 99.3th percentile (score 0.846, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1086
CISA short description
Linux kernel contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the netfilter: nf_tables component that allows an attacker to achieve local privilege escalation.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.