Description
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: cls_u32 component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. When u32_change() is called on an existing filter, the whole tcf_result struct is always copied into the new instance of the filter. This causes a problem when updating a filter bound to a class, as tcf_unbind_filter() is always called on the old instance in the success path, decreasing filter_cnt of the still referenced class and allowing it to be deleted, leading to a use-after-free. We recommend upgrading past commit 3044b16e7c6fe5d24b1cdbcf1bd0a9d92d1ebd81.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://kernel.dance/3044b16e7c6fe5d24b1cdbcf1bd0a9d92d1ebd81
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
8.8%
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
3.18 - 4.14.322
Published
Sep 06, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026