vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2023-3390: UAF in nftables when nft_set_lookup_global triggered after handling named and anonymous sets in batch requests (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 28, 2023 | Aug 30, 2023 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 28, 2023
Added
Aug 30, 2023
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
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.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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