Race Condition Affecting linux-5.10 package, versions <5.10.197-1~deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-LINUX510-6010416
  • published28 Sept 2023
  • disclosed28 Sept 2023

Introduced: 28 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-42756  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 linux-5.10 to version 5.10.197-1~deb10u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-5.10 package and not the linux-5.10 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel. A race condition between IPSET_CMD_ADD and IPSET_CMD_SWAP can lead to a kernel panic due to the invocation of __ip_set_put on a wrong set. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system.

CVSS Scores

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