CVE-2023-52927

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.18-6.1.130 - Use-After-Free in Netfilter Expectation Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2023-52927. PoCs published by seadragnol, HoangNhoo.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a functional local privilege escalation (LPE) exploit for CVE-2023-52927, a Use-After-Free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter subsystem. The exploit leverages cross-cache attacks and netfilter queue manipulation to achieve arbitrary kernel code execution and privilege escalation.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: allow exp not to be removed in nf_ct_find_expectation Currently nf_conntrack_in() calling nf_ct_find_expectation() will remove the exp from the hash table. However, in some scenario, we expect the exp not to be removed when the created ct will not be confirmed, like in OVS and TC conntrack in the following patches. This patch allows exp not to be removed by setting IPS_CONFIRMED in the status of the tmpl.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WORKING POC 9 stars
by seadragnol · poc
https://github.com/seadragnol/CVE-2023-52927

This is a functional local privilege escalation (LPE) exploit for CVE-2023-52927, a Use-After-Free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter subsystem. The exploit leverages cross-cache attacks and netfilter queue manipulation to achieve arbitrary kernel code execution and privilege escalation.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Racy
Target: Linux kernel (specific to kCTF cos-109-17800.436.33)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Linux kernel with vulnerable netfilter implementation · CAP_NET_ADMIN capability (achieved via user namespace) · CPU pinning to core #0
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by HoangNhoo · poc
https://github.com/HoangNhoo/Reproduce-CVE-2023-52927

This repository contains a working local privilege escalation (LPE) exploit for CVE-2023-52927, a Use-After-Free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter subsystem. The exploit leverages cross-cache attacks and netfilter queue manipulation to achieve arbitrary kernel code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Racy
Target: Linux kernel (specifically cos-109-17800.436.33)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Linux kernel with vulnerable netfilter implementation · CAP_NET_ADMIN capabilities (achieved via user namespace) · CPU pinning to core #0
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0029
EPSS Percentile 21.1%
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 (8)
debian/debian_linux 11.0
Linux/Linux < 5.18
Linux/Linux 1bc91a5ddf3eaea0e0ea957cccf3abdcfcace00e - 3fa58a6fbd1e9e5682d09cdafb08fba004cb12ec
Linux/Linux 1bc91a5ddf3eaea0e0ea957cccf3abdcfcace00e - 4914109a8e1e494c6aa9852f9e84ec77a5fc643f
Linux/Linux 5.18
Linux/Linux 6.1.130 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.6
linux/linux_kernel 5.18 - 6.1.130
Published Mar 14, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026