CVE-2023-53304
MEDIUMLinux Kernel - NULL Pointer Dereference in nft_set_rbtree
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nft_set_rbtree: fix overlap expiration walk The lazy gc on insert that should remove timed-out entries fails to release the other half of the interval, if any. Can be reproduced with tests/shell/testcases/sets/0044interval_overlap_0 in nftables.git and kmemleak enabled kernel. Second bug is the use of rbe_prev vs. prev pointer. If rbe_prev() returns NULL after at least one iteration, rbe_prev points to element that is not an end interval, hence it should not be removed. Lastly, check the genmask of the end interval if this is active in the current generation.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
4.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (20)
Linux/Linux
< 6.2
Linux/Linux
181859bdfb9734aca449512fccaee4cacce64aed - acaee227cf79c45a5d2d49c3e9a66333a462802c
Linux/Linux
2bf1435fa19d2c58054391b3bba40d5510a5758c - 50cbb9d195c197af671869c8cadce3bd483735a0
Linux/Linux
318cb24a4c3fce8140afaf84e4d45fcb76fb280b - 89a4d1a89751a0fbd520e64091873e19cc0979e8
Linux/Linux
4aacf3d78424293e318c616016865380b37b9cc5 - 893cb3c3513cf661a0ff45fe0cfa83fe27131f76
Linux/Linux
5.10.166 - 5.10.190
Linux/Linux
5.10.190 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux
5.15.124 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux
5.15.91 - 5.15.124
Linux/Linux
6.1.43 - 6.1.*
... and 10 more
Published
Sep 16, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026