A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.158/6.1.90/6.6.30/6.8.9. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function bpf_redirect_map of the component xdp. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.

This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-36937. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.