A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.103/6.6.44/6.10.3. This affects the function ip6table_nat_table_init of the component iptables. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.

This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-42269. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.