Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 3, 2024· Updated Sep 8, 2025
Improper IPv4 and IPv6 byte order storage in github.com/google/nftables
CVE-2024-6284
Description
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
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
github.com/google/nftablesGo | >= 0.1.0, < 0.2.0 | 0.2.0 |
Affected products
2- Google/https://github.com/google/nftablesv5Range: 0.1.0
Patches
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References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-qjvf-8748-9w7hghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6284ghsaADVISORY
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/crowdsec-firewall-bouncer/+bug/2069596ghsaWEB
- github.com/crowdsecurity/cs-firewall-bouncer/issues/368ghsaWEB
- github.com/google/nftables/commit/b1f901b05510bed05c232c5049f68d1511b56a19ghsaWEB
- github.com/google/nftables/issues/225ghsaWEB
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