CVE-2023-6111
Use-after-free in Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Nov 14, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Reserved
- Nov 13, 2023
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.
The function nft_trans_gc_catchall did not remove the catchall set element from the catchall_list when the argument sync is true, making it possible to free a catchall set element many times.
We recommend upgrading past commit 93995bf4af2c5a99e2a87f0cd5ce547d31eb7630.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Weaknesses
- CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
KernelLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93995bf4af2c5a99e2a87f0cd5ce547d31eb7630patch
- https://kernel.dance/93995bf4af2c5a99e2a87f0cd5ce547d31eb7630
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IG6IF3FUY7LVZJMFRPANAU4L4PSJ3ESQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YQ7JVDEDZV5SNHG5EW7RHKK2ZN56HSGB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3S55P23EYAWDHXZPJEVTGIRZZRICYI3Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3OXWBKK7RTQOGGDLQGCZFS753VLGS2GD/
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