CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-39189

MediumCVSS 5.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.40%

33th percentile - higher than 33% of all known CVEs

Summary

A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel. The nfnl_osf_add_callback function did not validate the user mode controlled opt_num field. This flaw allows a local privileged (CAP_NET_ADMIN) attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read, leading to a crash or information disclosure.

Risk Assessment

This may lead to a system crash or information disclosure, posing a threat to confidentiality and availability.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version that includes the fix for CVE-2023-39189.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel. The nfnl_osf_add_callback function did not validate the user mode controlled opt_num field. This flaw allows a local privileged (CAP_NET_ADMIN) attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read, leading to a crash or information disclosure.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS