A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.221/5.15.162/6.1.99/6.6.40/6.9.9. Affected by this issue is the function tcf_ct_flow_table_process_conn. The manipulation leads to use after free.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-41040. The attack needs to be done within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.