CVE-2023-31248 (GCVE-0-2023-31248)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-05 18:33 – Updated: 2025-03-05 18:54
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Title
Linux Kernel nftables Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
Linux Kernel nftables Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability; `nft_chain_lookup_byid()` failed to check whether a chain was active and CAP_NET_ADMIN is in any user or network namespace
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
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Vendor Product Version
Linux Linux Kernel Affected: v5.9-rc1
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Mingi Cho
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