CVE-2023-4569: Kernel: information leak in nft_set_catchall_flush in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c

Published Aug 28, 2023
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Updated

A memory leak flaw was found in nftsetcatchallflush in net/netfilter/nftablesapi.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause a double-deactivations of catchall elements, which results in a memory leak.

Other sources

A memory leak flaw was found in nftsetcatchallflush in net/netfilter/nftablesapi.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.

Launchpad

A memory leak problem was found in nftsetcatchallflush in net/netfilter/nftablesapi.c in the Linux Kernel. This flaw may allow a local attacker cause a double-deactivations of catchall elements which then results in memory leak problem.

Refer: https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/netfilter-devel/patch/20230812110526.49808-1-fw@strlen.de/

Red Hat

Affected Software

13 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/Kernel<6.5
6.5
Linux Linux kernel<6.5
Linux Linux kernel=6.5
Linux Linux kernel=6.5-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=6.5-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=6.5-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=6.5-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=6.5-rc5
Linux Linux kernel=6.5-rc6
redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=12.0
debian/linux<=5.10.223-1, <=5.10.234-1
6.1.129-16.1.135-16.12.25-1

Event History

Aug 28, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:46 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:46 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Jan 12, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·12:25 AM
Description
Apr 28, 2025
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·02:14 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Debian·02:17 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
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