GHSA-QJVF-8748-9W7H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-04 00:37 – Updated: 2025-09-10 20:52
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Summary
github.com/google/nftable IP addresses were encoded in the wrong byte order
Details

In https://github.com/google/nftables IP addresses were encoded in the wrong byte order, resulting in an nftables configuration which does not work as intended (might block or not block the desired addresses).

This issue affects:  https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/nftables@v0.1.0

The bug was fixed in the next released version:  https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/nftables@v0.2.0

Severity ?
5.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/google/nftables"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0.1.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.2.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-6284"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1286",
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-07-05T20:05:15Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-07-03T23:15:02Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In  https://github.com/google/nftables\u00a0IP addresses were encoded in the wrong byte order,\u00a0resulting in an nftables configuration which does not work as intended (might block or not block the desired addresses).\n\nThis issue affects:\u00a0 https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/nftables@v0.1.0 \n\nThe bug was fixed in the next released version:\u00a0 https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/nftables@v0.2.0",
  "id": "GHSA-qjvf-8748-9w7h",
  "modified": "2025-09-10T20:52:22Z",
  "published": "2024-07-04T00:37:45Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6284"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/crowdsecurity/cs-firewall-bouncer/issues/368"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/google/nftables/issues/225"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/google/nftables/commit/b1f901b05510bed05c232c5049f68d1511b56a19"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/+bug/2069596"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/google/nftables"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "github.com/google/nftable IP addresses were encoded in the wrong byte order"
}


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