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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2023-4244 Detail

Current Description

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. Due to a race condition between nf_tables netlink control plane transaction and nft_set element garbage collection, it is possible to underflow the reference counter causing a use-after-free vulnerability. We recommend upgrading past commit 3e91b0ebd994635df2346353322ac51ce84ce6d8.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3e91b0ebd994635df2346353322ac51ce84ce6d8 Issue Tracking  Mailing List  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3e91b0ebd994635df2346353322ac51ce84ce6d8 Issue Tracking  Mailing List  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://kernel.dance/3e91b0ebd994635df2346353322ac51ce84ce6d8 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://kernel.dance/3e91b0ebd994635df2346353322ac51ce84ce6d8 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-416 Use After Free cwe source acceptance level NIST   Google Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-4244
NVD Published Date:
09/06/2023
NVD Last Modified:
02/13/2025
Source:
Google Inc.