Use After Free Affecting kernel-core package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL9-KERNELCORE-5895193
- published 25 Jul 2023
- disclosed 21 Jul 2023
Introduced: 21 Jul 2023
CVE-2023-3610 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-core to version 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:5069.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-core package and not the kernel-core package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL: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.
Flaw in the error handling of bound chains causes a use-after-free in the abort path of NFT_MSG_NEWRULE. The vulnerability requires CAP_NET_ADMIN to be triggered.
We recommend upgrading past commit 4bedf9eee016286c835e3d8fa981ddece5338795.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3610
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=4bedf9eee016286c835e3d8fa981ddece5338795
- https://kernel.dance/4bedf9eee016286c835e3d8fa981ddece5338795
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5461
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00001.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0005/