CVE-2023-3610 HIGH

CVE-2023-3610: Use-after-free in Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component

Vendor Linux
Product Kernel
Weakness CWE-416
Published July 21, 2023
Last update February 13, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. Flaw in the error handling of bound chains causes a use-after-free in the abort path of NFT_MSG_NEWRULE. The vulnerability requires CAP_NET_ADMIN to be triggered. We recommend upgrading past commit 4bedf9eee016286c835e3d8fa981ddece5338795.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 21, 2023 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated