CVE-2023-39189

Summary

A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel. The nfnl_osf_add_callback function did not validate the user mode controlled opt_num field. This flaw allows a local privileged (CAP_NET_ADMIN) attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read, leading to a crash or information disclosure.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 80:4.18.0-553.el8_10 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 < *unaffected
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 90:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 < *unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Workarounds

This flaw can be mitigated by preventing the affected Passive OS Fingerprinting match module (xt_osf) from being loaded. For instructions on how to blacklist a kernel module, please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278.

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

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