CVE-2023-32233
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-416
Use After Free
Publication date:
08/05/2023
Last modified:
05/05/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel through 6.3.1, a use-after-free in Netfilter nf_tables when processing batch requests can be abused to perform arbitrary read and write operations on kernel memory. Unprivileged local users can obtain root privileges. This occurs because anonymous sets are mishandled.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.13 (including) | 4.14.315 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.15 (including) | 4.19.283 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.20 (including) | 5.4.243 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 (including) | 5.10.180 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.11 (including) | 5.15.111 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.16 (including) | 6.1.28 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 (including) | 6.2.15 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 (including) | 6.3.2 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h300s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h410c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h410s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h500s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173087/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0095-1.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/15/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2196105
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c1592a89942e9678f7d9c8030efa777c0d57edab
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c1592a89942e9678f7d9c8030efa777c0d57edab
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00008.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00030.html
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35879660
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230616-0002/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5402
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/08/4
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173087/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0095-1.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/15/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2196105
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c1592a89942e9678f7d9c8030efa777c0d57edab
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c1592a89942e9678f7d9c8030efa777c0d57edab
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00008.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00030.html
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35879660
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230616-0002/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5402
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/05/08/4



