CVE-2023-4015
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-416
Use After Free
Publication date:
06/09/2023
Last modified:
13/02/2025
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel&#39;s netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.<br />
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On an error when building a nftables rule, deactivating immediate expressions in nft_immediate_deactivate() can lead unbinding the chain and objects be deactivated but later used.<br />
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We recommend upgrading past commit 0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2.
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9 (including) | 5.10.190 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.11 (including) | 5.15.124 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.16 (including) | 6.1.43 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 (including) | 6.4.8 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2
- https://kernel.dance/0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2
- https://kernel.dance/0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492



