CVE-2023-6040
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CVE-2023-6040 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.16, < 4.19.305 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.20, < 5.4.267 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.5, < 5.10.208 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.11, < 5.15.147 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.16, < 5.18 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177029/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0100-1.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/12/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-6040Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/12/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177029/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0100-1.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/12/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-6040Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/12/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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