CVE-2023-4569

Summary

CVECVE-2023-4569
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-08-28 22:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 04:22:00 UTC
DescriptionA memory leak flaw was found in nft_set_catchall_flush in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause double-deactivations of catchall elements, which can result in a memory leak.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-401

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 12.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.5 - All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.5 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.5 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.5 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.5 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.5 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 6.5 rc6 All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 9.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
cve-details MISC access.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5492-1 linux MISC www.debian.org
[nf] netfilter: nf_tables: deactivate catchall elements in next generation - Patchwork MISC patchwork.ozlabs.org
2235470 – (CVE-2023-4569) CVE-2023-4569 kernel: information leak in nft_set_catchall_flush in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 199764 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-6385-1)
  • 199766 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6386-1)
  • 199767 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-6384-1)
  • 199769 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6383-1)
  • 199791 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) Vulnerabilities (USN-6386-2)
  • 199796 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6386-3)
  • 199883 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (NVIDIA) Vulnerabilities (USN-6466-1)
  • 6000220 Debian Security Update for linux (DSA 5492-1)
  • 6140246 AWS Bottlerocket Security Update for kernel (GHSA-w6vc-x7w6-c274)
  • 754832 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3600-1)
  • 754833 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3599-1)
  • 754855 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3656-1)
  • 754867 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3683-1)
  • 754868 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3682-1)
  • 754884 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3704-1)
  • 754899 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3599-2)
  • 754900 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3600-2)
  • 754901 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3704-2)
  • 754903 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3683-2)
  • 755026 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3964-1)
  • 755037 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3971-1)
  • 755038 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3969-1)
  • 755043 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2023:3988-1)
  • 907334 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (28545-1)
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