CVE-2023-6817

High

Published: 18/12/2023(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, posing a significant security risk to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a version past commit 317eb9685095678f2c9f5a8189de698c5354316a.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel netfilter: nf_tables

CVE-2023-3610High
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.

Original NVD description (English source)

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter: nf_tables component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. The function nft_pipapo_walk did not skip inactive elements during set walk which could lead double deactivations of PIPAPO (Pile Packet Policies) elements, leading to use-after-free. We recommend upgrading past commit 317eb9685095678f2c9f5a8189de698c5354316a.

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