Use After Free Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,6.7-rc5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-6131649
  • published19 Dec 2023
  • disclosed18 Dec 2023
  • creditRobb Gatica

Introduced: 18 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6817  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.7-rc5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free due to improper handling of inactive elements in nft_pipapo_walk. An attacker can trigger an application crash, information disclosure, or local privilege escalation.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1