Description
An out-of-bounds access vulnerability involving netfilter was reported and fixed as: f1082dd31fe4 (netfilter: nf_tables: Reject tables of unsupported family); While creating a new netfilter table, lack of a safeguard against invalid nf_tables family (pf) values within `nf_tables_newtable` function enables an attacker to achieve out-of-bounds access.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected products
- The Linux Kernel Organization / linux0 – 5.18-rc1
References
- CONFIRMhttps://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-6040
- MAILING_LISThttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/12/1
- MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/12/1
- EXPLOIThttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177029/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0100-1.html
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
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