A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.10.6. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component nfnetlink. The manipulation leads to Privilege Escalation.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-44945. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
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