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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.8 High

CVE-2023-5197

Use-after-free in Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component

Description

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 products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Kernel

Default version status: unaffected

  • 5.9 to < 6.6affected

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