CVE-2023-4569 (GCVE-0-2023-4569)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-28 21:46 – Updated: 2025-02-27 21:03
VLAI?
Title
Kernel: information leak in nft_set_catchall_flush in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
Summary
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.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-402 - Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Kernel Unaffected: 6.5-rc7
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