CVEvulnerability

CVE-2023-4569

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2023-08-28 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2023-08-28
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-401, CWE-402

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel (< 6.5) • linux linux kernel 6.5 • redhat enterprise linux 8.0 • redhat enterprise linux 9.0 • debian debian linux 12.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime weakness
  • CWE-402 Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere weakness

References