CVE-2023-3390

critical

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's netfilter subsystem in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. Mishandled error handling with NFT_MSG_NEWRULE makes it possible to use a dangling pointer in the same transaction causing a use-after-free vulnerability. This flaw allows a local attacker with user access to cause a privilege escalation issue. We recommend upgrading past commit 1240eb93f0616b21c675416516ff3d74798fdc97.

References

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5461

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5448

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0004/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00001.html

https://kernel.dance/1240eb93f0616b21c675416516ff3d74798fdc97

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=1240eb93f0616b21c675416516ff3d74798fdc97

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174577/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0097-1.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-06-28

Updated: 2024-03-27

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Severity: Critical