Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-modules-core package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-KERNELRTMODULESCORE-5889659
  • published7 Sept 2023
  • disclosed6 Sept 2023

Introduced: 6 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-4015  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:9 kernel-rt-modules-core.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-modules-core package and not the kernel-rt-modules-core package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.

On an error when building a nftables rule, deactivating immediate expressions in nft_immediate_deactivate() can lead unbinding the chain and objects be deactivated but later used.

We recommend upgrading past commit 0a771f7b266b02d262900c75f1e175c7fe76fec2.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1