PT-2024-41084 · Iptables · Iptables

Published 2024-09-20 · Updated 2024-09-20

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iptables (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insecure privilege management in the iptables utility for configuring and managing packet filtering rules in the Linux operating system. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary bash commands by adding comments to security rules.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-02342

Affected Products

Iptables

References · 3

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-02342 · Security Note
• https://abf.rosa.ru/advisories/ROSA-SA-2025-2875 · Note
• https://shielder.com/blog/2024/09/a-journey-from-sudo-iptables-to-local-privilege-escalation · Note