CVE-2023-4569
Kernel: information leak in nft_set_catchall_flush in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
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Timeline
- 2023-08-28 CVE Reserved
- 2023-08-28 CVE Published
- 2023-08-29 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
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CWE
- CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
- CWE-402: Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4569 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492 | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2235470 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/netfilter-devel/patch/20230812110526.49808-1-fw@strlen.de | 2023-11-07 |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | < 6.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.5" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 6.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "6.5" | rc1 |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 6.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "6.5" | rc2 |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 6.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "6.5" | rc3 |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 6.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "6.5" | rc4 |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 6.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "6.5" | rc5 |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 6.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "6.5" | rc6 |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 12.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "12.0" | - |
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