Use After Free Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELDEVEL-5914376
  • published16 Sept 2023
  • disclosed21 Jul 2023

Introduced: 21 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-3776  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-devel to version 0:4.18.0-477.27.0.1.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-5244.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-devel package and not the kernel-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: cls_fw component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.

If tcf_change_indev() fails, fw_set_parms() will immediately return an error after incrementing or decrementing the reference counter in tcf_bind_filter(). If an attacker can control the reference counter and set it to zero, they can cause the reference to be freed, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability.

We recommend upgrading past commit 0323bce598eea038714f941ce2b22541c46d488f.

CVSS Base Scores

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