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CVE-2023-3610

Published: Jul 21, 2023

Modified: Feb 13, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. Flaw in the error handling of bound chains causes a use-after-free in the abort path of NFT_MSG_NEWRULE. The vulnerability requires CAP_NET_ADMIN to be triggered. We recommend upgrading past commit 4bedf9eee016286c835e3d8fa981ddece5338795.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Kernel	affected `5.9 - < 6.4`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=4bedf9eee016286c835e3d8fa981ddece5338795

patch

https://kernel.dance/4bedf9eee016286c835e3d8fa981ddece5338795

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5461

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00001.html

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0005/

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