Use After Free Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-BPFTOOL-6126299
  • published15 Dec 2023
  • disclosed27 Sept 2023

Introduced: 27 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-5197  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 bpftool to version 0:5.15.0-201.135.6.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-13043.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bpftool package and not the bpftool package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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.

Addition and removal of rules from chain bindings within the same transaction causes leads to use-after-free.

We recommend upgrading past commit f15f29fd4779be8a418b66e9d52979bb6d6c2325.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1