Use After Free Affecting kpatch-patch-5_14_0-284_18_1 package, versions <0:1-4.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KPATCHPATCH5140284181-12324709
  • published1 Sept 2025
  • disclosed21 Jul 2023

Introduced: 21 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-3610  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kpatch-patch-5_14_0-284_18_1 to version 0:1-4.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:5093.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kpatch-patch-5_14_0-284_18_1 package and not the kpatch-patch-5_14_0-284_18_1 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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1