CVE-2024-50045 netfilter: br_netfilter: fix panic with metadata_dst skb

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Microsoft Addresses Vulnerabilities in Netfilter Components Microsoft has published information on two vulnerabilities affecting netfilter components. CVE-2025-37997 addresses a region locking issue in ipset, while CVE-2024-50045 resolves a panic problem related to metadata_dst in br_netfilter. Both vulnerabilities have been officially documented and are now available for review. 2 sources 39