A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. Flaw in the error handling of bound chains causes a use-after-free in the abort path of NFT_MSG_NEWRULE. The vulnerability requires CAP_NET_ADMIN to be triggered. We recommend upgrading past commit 4bedf9eee016286c835e3d8fa981ddece5338795.
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Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

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Description A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. Flaw in the error handling of bound chains causes a use-after-free in the abort path of NFT_MSG_NEWRULE. The vulnerability requires CAP_NET_ADMIN to be triggered. We recommend upgrading past commit 4bedf9eee016286c835e3d8fa981ddece5338795. A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. Flaw in the error handling of bound chains causes a use-after-free in the abort path of NFT_MSG_NEWRULE. The vulnerability requires CAP_NET_ADMIN to be triggered. We recommend upgrading past commit 4bedf9eee016286c835e3d8fa981ddece5338795.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Google

Published:

Updated: 2025-02-13T16:56:15.002Z

Reserved: 2023-07-10T20:52:54.602Z

Link: CVE-2023-3610

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-07-21T21:15:11.820

Modified: 2025-02-13T17:16:57.920

Link: CVE-2023-3610

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2023-07-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-3610 - Bugzilla