CVE-2023-4015

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.9-5.10.190 - Use-After-Free in nf_tables Immediate Expression Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

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