CVE-2023-5197

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.

Addition and removal of rules from chain bindings within the same transaction causes leads to use-after-free.

We recommend upgrading past commit f15f29fd4779be8a418b66e9d52979bb6d6c2325.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxKernel5.9 < 6.6affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-416: CWE-416 Use After Free

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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