vulnerability

Red Hat: CVE-2023-39193: kernel: netfilter: xtables sctp out-of-bounds read in match_flags() (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 9, 2023
Added
May 23, 2024
Modified
Jul 9, 2025

Description

A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel. The sctp_mt_check did not validate the flag_count field. This flaw allows a local privileged (CAP_NET_ADMIN) attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read, leading to a crash or information disclosure.

Solution(s)

no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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