CVE-2023-4015
HIGHLinux Kernel 5.9-5.10.190 - Use-After-Free in nf_tables Immediate Expression Handling
Title source: llmDescription
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. 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. We recommend upgrading past commit 0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://kernel.dance/0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492
Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
7.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux
12.0
linux/linux_kernel
5.9 - 5.10.190
Published
Sep 06, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026