vulnerability

Red Hat: CVE-2023-32233: use-after-free in nf_tables when processing batch requests can lead to privilege escalation (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
2023-05-08
Added
2023-06-05
Modified
2025-01-28

Description

In the Linux kernel through 6.3.1, a use-after-free in Netfilter nf_tables when processing batch requests can be abused to perform arbitrary read and write operations on kernel memory. Unprivileged local users can obtain root privileges. This occurs because anonymous sets are mishandled.

Solution(s)

redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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