CVE-2023-3609

HIGH

Linux Kernel 4.14-6.4 - Use-After-Free in cls_u32 Component

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-3609. PoCs published by Jturnxd.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2023-3609, a Linux kernel vulnerability, by leveraging eBPF and netlink to achieve local privilege escalation. It uses a combination of socket spraying, eBPF program injection, and core_pattern manipulation to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: cls_u32 component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. If tcf_change_indev() fails, u32_set_parms() will immediately return an error after incrementing or decrementing the reference counter in tcf_bind_filter(). If an attacker can control the reference counter and set it to zero, they can cause the reference to be freed, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. We recommend upgrading past commit 04c55383fa5689357bcdd2c8036725a55ed632bc.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by Jturnxd · poc
https://github.com/Jturnxd/CVE-2023-3609

This PoC exploits CVE-2023-3609, a Linux kernel vulnerability, by leveraging eBPF and netlink to achieve local privilege escalation. It uses a combination of socket spraying, eBPF program injection, and core_pattern manipulation to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Linux kernel (specific versions affected by CVE-2023-3609)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the vulnerable system · Kernel version vulnerable to CVE-2023-3609
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0046
EPSS Percentile 36.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
debian/debian_linux 11.0
linux/linux_kernel 6.4 rc1 (6 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 4.14 - 6.4
Published Jul 21, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026