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Debian: CVE-2023-4569: linux -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Aug 28, 2023
Added
Oct 19, 2023
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

A memory leak flaw was found in nft_set_catchall_flush in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause double-deactivations of catchall elements, which can result in a memory leak.

Solution

debian-upgrade-linux
Title
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