vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2023-32233
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 8, 2023 | Jan 20, 2025 | May 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 8, 2023
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
May 27, 2026
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
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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